Directive

a.	1.	Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way. The precepts directive of our practice in relation to God. - Barrow.
	2.	Able to be directed; manageable. Swords and bows Directive by the limbs. - Shak.

Noun	1.	directive - a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"
Adj.	1.	directive - showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress" Synonyms: directing, guiding, directional

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