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An order wearing a blazer so it sounds like a suggestion.
means An official instruction issued by someone with authority, telling people what to do or how to do it.
from From Latin directus, to make straight or guide, via medieval Latin directivus; it has always meant pointing the path you must walk.
EU flavorEuropean Union directives bind goals, not the methods.
Grammar twinLinguists call commanding sentences directive speech acts.
Quiet powerSofter-sounding than order, equally non-optional.