direction

Definition for direction

noun as in management

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control, guidance, leadership, order

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administration, charge, command, government, oversight, superintendence, supervision

noun as in course, route

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angle, area, aspect, line, objective, orientation, outlook, path, trend, way

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aim, bearing, beeline, bent, bias, current, drift, end, inclination, proclivity, range, region, road, set, side, slant, spot, standpoint, stream, tack, tendency, tide, track, trajectory, viewpoint

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point of compass, that-a-way

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Detectives believe the offender travelled in a car from the Hollingworth Road direction and left the same way.

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He likened the potential upheaval to a storm on the horizon, an “incredibly turbulent environment with looming thunderheads in all different directions.”

From Los Angeles Times

Johansson’s direction is serviceable if unremarkable, and one has to wonder why this particular script spoke to her.

From Los Angeles Times

Amelia says it's a sign that things are heading in the right direction, but believes there's more work to be done.

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It is the persistent critique that there has long been a lack of definition about the government's direction.

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