ALL meanings of direct democracy
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D d - adjective direct democracy Electricity. of or relating to direct current. 1
- adjective direct democracy Astronomy. moving in an orbit in the same direction as the earth in its revolution around the sun. appearing to move on the celestial sphere in the direction of the natural order of the signs of the zodiac, from west to east. Compare retrograde (def 4). 1
- adjective direct democracy Surveying. (of a telescope) in its normal position; not inverted or transited. 1
- adjective direct democracy (of dye colors) working without the use of a mordant; substantive. 1
- adverb direct democracy in a direct manner; directly; straight: Answer me direct. 1
- verb with object direct democracy to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time. 1
- verb with object direct democracy to regulate the course of; control: History is directed by a small number of great men and women. 1
- verb with object direct democracy to administer; manage; supervise: She directs the affairs of the estate. 1
- verb with object direct democracy to give authoritative instructions to; command; order or ordain: I directed him to leave the room. 1
- verb with object direct democracy to serve as a director in the production or performance of (a musical work, play, motion picture, etc.). 1
- verb with object direct democracy to guide, tell, or show (a person) the way to a place: I directed him to the post office. 1
- verb with object direct democracy to point, aim, or send toward a place or object: to direct radio waves around the globe. 1
- verb with object direct democracy to channel or focus toward a given result, object, or end (often followed by to or toward): She directed all her energies toward the accomplishment of the work. 1
- verb with object direct democracy to address (words, a speech, a written report, etc.) to a person or persons: The secretary directed his remarks to two of the committee members. 1
- verb with object direct democracy to address (a letter, package, etc.) to an intended recipient. 1
- verb without object direct democracy to act as a guide. 1
- verb without object direct democracy to give commands or orders. 1
- verb without object direct democracy to serve as the director of a play, film, orchestra, etc. 1
- adjective direct democracy proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique: a direct route. 1
- adjective direct democracy proceeding in an unbroken line of descent; lineal rather than collateral: a direct descendant. 1
- adjective direct democracy Mathematics. (of a proportion) containing terms of which an increase (or decrease) in one results in an increase (or decrease) in another: a term is said to be in direct proportion to another term if one increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases). (of a function) the function itself, in contrast to its inverse. Compare inverse (def 2). 1
- adjective direct democracy without intervening persons, influences, factors, etc.; immediate; personal: direct contact with the voters; direct exposure to a disease. 1
- adjective direct democracy straightforward; frank; candid: the direct remarks of a forthright individual. 1
- adjective direct democracy absolute; exact: the direct opposite. 1
- adjective direct democracy consisting exactly of the words originally used; verbatim: direct quotation. 1
- adjective direct democracy Government. of or by action of voters, which takes effect without representatives or another intervening agency, as in direct democracy. 1
- adjective direct democracy inevitable; consequential: War will be a direct result of such political action. 1
- adjective direct democracy allocated for or arising from a particular known agency, process, job, etc.: The new machine was listed by the accountant as a direct cost. 1