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direction [n]

1)	a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"

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itinerary aim course qibla tendency

2)	the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

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position incoming outgoing frontage orientation opposition windward leeward compass_point compass_north

3)	a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"

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4)	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

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counsel counseling counselling guidance

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content advise guideline career_counseling cynosure genetic_counseling marriage_counseling confidential_information

5)	the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

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social_control manage care conducting database_management finance homemaking misconduct misdirection handling oversight administration authorisation disenfranchisement canalisation guidance

6)	a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"

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content rule prescript rubric misdirection address markup prescription formula rule stage_direction style system_command

7)	the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

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guidance steering

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control guide driving aim navigation celestial_guidance inertial_guidance command_guidance terrestrial_guidance

8)	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"

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charge commission

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bid appoint charge commission misdirection

9)	the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"

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centering focus focusing focussing

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absorption center center concenter particularism

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