3
leading
3
managerial(adjective, normalizing, administrative, bureaucratic)
3
principle(noun, instruction)
3
regulative(adjective, normalizing, bureaucratic, normative)
3
warning(noun, order, work, communication, information)
2
adage(noun, talk, instruction, conversation, chat)
2
advice(noun, order, work, communication, information)
2
axiom(noun, law, regulation, decree, instruction)
2
bylaw(noun, regulation, rule, decree, guideline)
2
byword(noun, talk, instruction, conversation, chat)
2
canon(noun, law, regulation, act, order)
2
commanding
2
didactic
2
diktat(announcement, verdict, ruling, proclamation, pronouncement)
2
directory
2
enactment(noun, regulation, act, order, charge)
2
gauge
2
guide(noun, law, regulation, decree, instruction)
2
imperative(noun, law, regulation, order, charge)
2
instructions(noun, orders)
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