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Directive vs Subjective - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between directive and subjective

is that directive is that directs while subjective is pertaining to subjects as opposed to objects (A subject is one who perceives or is aware; an object is the thing perceived or the thing that the subject is aware of..

As a noun directive

is an instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.

directive

English

(wikipedia directive)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • that directs
  • serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
  • (grammar) relating to the directive case

    • subjective

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to subjects as opposed to objects (A subject'' is one who perceives or is aware; an ''object is the thing perceived or the thing that the subject is aware of.)
  • Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, not upon observation or reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.
  • Resulting from or pertaining to personal mindsets or experience, arising from perceptive mental conditions within the brain and not necessarily or directly from external stimuli.
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  • Lacking in reality or substance.
  • As used by (Carl Jung), the innate worldview orientation of the introverted personality types.
  • (philosophy, psychology) Experienced by a person mentally and not directly verifiable by others.

    • Antonyms

    * objective