Meanings
adjectivenondirective (not comparable)
- not comparableNot directive
The "paternalistic tradition" of the postcommunist Baltic states makes it difficult to ensure that informed consent and nondirective counseling of individuals are carried out properly, Gefenas says.
1999 November 12, Lone Frank, “GENETIC DISEASE:Storm Brews Over Gene Bank of Estonian Population”, in Science, volume 286, number 5443, →DOI, pages 1262–1263
nounnondirective (plural nondirectives)
plural nondirectives
- A statement or utterance that is not a directive.
Origin
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APA
nondirective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondirective
MLA
“nondirective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondirective. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nondirective,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondirective.
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