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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a directive from" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to an order or command made by someone in a position of authority. For example: "The mayor issued a directive from City Hall to close all restaurants in the area."
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"But we took it as a directive from Siva".
It sounds like a directive from The Riot Club.
HOFFMANN: As far as I know, it was a directive from Adolf Hitler.
I think that was a directive from our American producers, PBS.
Perhaps it's because phrases like "social media buzz" sound like a directive from the marketing department.
It turned out that management was following a directive from the event's organizers.
It would not have taken an act of God, only a directive from Selig.
He misunderstood a directive from the coaching staff just before halftime.
The transition can't come about as a directive from the top.
Well, my mom took it seriously, as a directive from you.
It updates a directive from 1995 - pre Google, pre Facebook, pre smartphones and apps.
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