What is the difference between directive and imperative?
directive | imperative |
An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
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
essential
(computing theory) Having a semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
(grammar) of, or relating to the imperative mood
Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.
* Bishop Hall
(uncountable, grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
(countable, grammar) A verb in imperative mood.
(countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
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In grammar terms the difference between directive and imperative
is that directive is relating to the directive case while imperative is of, or relating to the imperative mood.As nouns the difference between directive and imperative
is that directive is an instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal while imperative is the grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.As adjectives the difference between directive and imperative
is that directive is that directs while imperative is essential.directive
English
(wikipedia directive)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(-)imperative
English
Alternative forms
*Adjective
(en adjective)- It is imperative that you come here right now.
- imperative orders
- The suits of kings are imperative .
Noun
- The verbs in sentences like "Do it!" and "Say what you like!" are in the imperative .
- Visiting Berlin is an imperative .