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An order wearing the polite costume of a suggestion.
means An official instruction issued by someone in authority, telling people what they must do.
from From Latin 'directus,' past participle of 'dirigere' — 'to align, set straight, guide' (that same root gives us 'direct' and 'direction'). 'Directive' emerged as an adjective-turned-noun, the word itself performing the trick it names: something aimed and pointed at you, dressed in the grammar of guidance rather than command.
- corporate favorite
- sounds softer than command, obeys the same
- eu usage
- a law every member state must still write itself
- origin
- from Latin dirigere, to steer or align
- tone trick
- lets bosses give orders while saying guidance