- plural of directive.
directives
Example Sentences
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Once elevated to his new posts, Salisbury took charge of carrying out the second Trump administration’s agenda for HSI, personally issuing staffing directives, reassignments and promotions, current and former agency officials told ProPublica.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Make sure to update your beneficiary designations, powers of attorney, healthcare directives and will.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The directives from the office will help shape a roughly $200 billion annual federal research and development budget across the government for the rest of President Trump’s second term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
District officials have been virtually silent about the directives from the Los Angeles County Office of Education, or LACOE.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Father was not here yet with directives for today, so I went to my bedroom.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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