The phrase "a directive for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an instruction or order given to someone regarding a specific action or task.
Example: "The manager issued a directive for all employees to complete the training by the end of the month."
Alternatives: "an instruction for" or "a guideline for".
He also issued a directive for all federal agencies to cut their own energy use and to encourage employees to use public transportation.
His controversial "joke" comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the IDF had launched a directive for "ground action" against Gaza.
Mr. Chidambaram's package included a directive for state leaders to reassess the security presence and consider scaling back — a step previously promoted by Mr. Abdullah.
Because the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have severely hampered normal business travel, the league has issued a directive for all teams to make room available for local news media on their flights.
On Wednesday, the council agreed its text on net neutrality and roaming, a first stage in producing a directive for a European single market for electronic communications, which is scheduled to come into effect from 30 June next year.
Three days before his peace offer, on 16 July, Hitler had already issued a directive for Operation Sealion, a cross-Channel invasion of southern England scheduled for the autumn, once British air power was neutralised.
President Obama signed the law; he also issued a directive calling for new whistle-blower protections for employees in the intelligence community.
The applicable word there is crossover, which Kneebody has claimed as a directive, more for aesthetic than commercial reasons.
Two weeks ago, the homeland security secretary, Janet Napolitano, issued a directive calling for a broad review of immigration policies that touched on many of the concerns raised by the report released Wednesday.
Representing a consortium of utility companies, including the Southern Company, he helped shape the plan, especially a directive calling for a review of Clinton-era environmental lawsuits against Southern and other utilities.
