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English
Etymology
From non- + directive.
Adjective
nondirective (not comparable)
- Not directive
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: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.
Noun
nondirective (plural nondirectives)
- A statement or utterance that is not a directive.