Synonyms

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2. command, instruct, dictate, order, give orders, charge, adjure; bid, tell, enjoin; ordain, decree, enact, authorize, warrant, lay down the law, wield one's power or authority.
3. control, have control over, regulate, rule, rule the roost, govern, be on top of, be master of; be in control, be in command, be in the driver's seat or saddle, wear the pants or trousers, have the upper hand, have under control, have well in hand, hold the purse strings, hold all the cards.
4. steer, drive, pilot, navigate, hold the reins, be at the helm; guide, lead, conduct, usher, escort, accompany; point, aim, steer [s.o. or s.t.] toward, head [s.o. or s.t.] toward, orient or position toward, put on the right track, show the way, point out the way, give directions to, Chiefly Scot. airt; intend or destine for, address, send, mail.
-adj. 5. straight, straightaway, undeviating, unswerving, unwinding, uncircuitous; shortest, nearest, as the crow flies.
6. unmediated, immediate, noninterventional; first hand, from the horse's mouth, personal, face to face, vis-d-vis, head-on.
7. exact, accurate, correct, precise, verbatim, word for word.
8. explicit, clear, plain, simple, unequivocal; absolute, categorical, unqualified, unconditional, unambiguous, unmistakable; straightforward, forthright, uncircumlocutory, unperiphrastic, straight to the point, U.S. Inf. straight-out, Inf flatfooted, nononsense, point blank; frank, candid, outspoken, bluff, blunt, plain-spoken, matter of fact, shirtsleeve, open, unreserved, uninhibited, honest, truthful, sincere, ingenuous, aboveboard, artless, undesigning.

direction, n. 1. way, route, course, path, track, road, line, run; orientation, relative position, heading, bearing, Chiefly Scot. airt; drift, tack, movement, trend, tenor, pattern; inclination, disposition, tendency, bent, set.
2. instruction, prescription, recipe; command, order, dictate.
3. administration, government, ministry, statecraft, decision-making; management, supervision, superintendence, conduction, operation; ministration, care, oversight, eye, surveillance; guidance, care, oversight, eye, surveillance; guidance, leadership, steerage, pilotage, navigation; control, mastership, regulation, handling, manipulation, disposal, charge, rule.

directly, adv. 1. straight, right, forthright, forthrightly, without swerving, without deviation, uncir-cuitously; in a beeline, as the crow flies, by the shortest route, in a straight line.
2. immediately, at once, instantly, without delay, without hesitation, now, straightaway, right away; soon, momentarily, in a moment, instantaneously, in an instant, in a second; promptly, quickly, speedily; as soon as possible, ASAP, next; presently, shortly, in a little while.

director, n. 1. administrator, executive, bureaucrat, functionary, official, marshal; president, head, chief, principal, Inf kingpin, Inf. number one, Inf. Mr. Big, Sl. top dog, Sl. big cheese, Sl. top banana; governor, minister, regent, dean, chairman, chairwoman, chairlady, chairperson.
2. manager, superintendent, Inf. super, foreman, fugleman; supervisor, overseer, overlooker, overman, headman, boss, Inf. bossman, Sl. the man, Sl. head honcho, Brit, gaffer; master, commander, overlord, taskmaster; ruler, suzerain, paramount.