direction

Roget category 693

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.3. Voluntary action
›› 5.3.2. Complex voluntary action

#693. Direction

noun

direction — management, managery^† — government, gubernation^†, conduct, legislation, regulation, guidance — bossism [U.S.] — legislature — steerage, pilotage — reins, reins of government — helm, rudder, needle, compass — guiding star, load star, lode star, pole star — cynosure.
supervision, superintendence — surveillance, oversight — eye of the master — control, charge — board of control etc. (council) 696 — command etc. (authority) 737.
premiership, senatorship — director etc. 694 — chair, portfolio.
statesmanship — statecraft, kingcraft^†, queencraft^†.
ministry, ministration — administration — stewardship, proctorship^† — agency.
[person who directs] director etc. 694.

verb

direct, manage, govern, conduct — order, prescribe, cut out work for — bead, lead — lead the way, show the way — take the lead, lead on — regulate, guide, steer, pilot — tackle, take the helm, be at the helm — have the reins, handle the reins, hold the reins, take the reins — drive, tool.
superintend, supervise — overlook, control, keep in order, look after, see to, legislate for — administer, ministrate^† — matronize^† — have the care of, have the charge of — be in charge of, have charge of, take the direction — boss, boss one around — pull the strings, pull the wires — rule etc. (command) 737 — have the direction, hold office, hold the portfolio — preside, preside at the board — take the chair, occupy the chair, be in the chair — pull the stroke oar.

adjective

directing etc. v. — hegemonic.

adverb

at the helm, at the head of.

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