The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DIRECTIVE
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More clues leading to the result DIRECTIVE
- Dreadful in operation, ignoring a command
- I have to follow wretched court order
- Blunt at Cyclops’s command
- This compiler’s to follow atrocious court ruling
- This wealthy chap not quite hiding anger over court order
- Instruction providing unfavourable information about the City I have to follow
- I have to follow dreadful court order
- Awful working without a command
- Instruction I’ve cited needs revision? About right
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What does DIRECTIVE mean?
DIRECTIVE noun- An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
- A construct in source code that indicates how it should be processed but is not necessarily part of the program to be run.
- An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.
- (European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.
- The directive case.
- That directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
- (grammar) relating to the directive case