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directing
adjective as in administrative
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adjective as in executive
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adjective as in governing
adjective as in managerial
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adjective as in operating
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adjective as in predominant
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- absolute
- all-powerful
- almighty
- arbitrary
- ascendant
- authoritative
- capital
- chief
- controlling
- effective
- efficacious
- governing
- holding the reins
- imperious
- influential
- leading
- mighty
- official
- omnipotent
- overbearing
- overpowering
- paramount
- predominate
- preponderant
- primary
- prime
- principal
- prominent
- reigning
- sovereign
- superior
- superlative
- supervisory
- supreme
- surpassing
- transcendent
adjective as in presiding
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adjective as in sovereign
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adjective as in standardizing
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adjective as in supervisory
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noun as in administration
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noun as in conservation
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Example Sentences
"It would be directing them to do the impossible," the court observed, ordering the Indian government to grant them citizenship.
But legal experts warn the administration is pushing the limits of existing law, particularly in directing federal authorities to override local jurisdictions that have declared themselves “sanctuary cities.”
Clooney may have spent much of the last decade directing films while only occasionally appearing in them, but in Jay Kelly, he is firmly back in movie star mode.
Following the incident, the tourism and wildlife ministry announced stricter rules, directing tour operators to enforce park rules by ensuring visitors remain inside vehicles except in designated areas.
In Hawley’s case, out-of-state political consultants were embedded in the office from his first weeks on the job, directing taxpayer-funded staff, shaping his policy rollouts and boosting his national profile ahead of his Senate run.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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