Meaning of prime directive | Babel Free

Definitions

An order or mission which presents the overriding control over a course of action.

Examples

“We are, after all, discussing the prime directive of academic life and a vitally important rule of civilized life in general: Seek and disseminate the truth.”

“Such probes would not invalidate the prime directive that a work of art must stand upon its intrinisic artistic merits”

“The prime directive of Austrian policy was the preservation of this state of affairs.”

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