Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.
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of Lead
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of Lead
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An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
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The act of pronouncing; a declaration; a formal announcement.
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Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.
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Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.
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of Direct
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of Guide
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