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imperativesnounpl. of imperative a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerneda secretary of defense who was fond of issuing harshly worded imperatives behests, charges, commandments, commands, decrees, dictates, directions, directives, dos(or do's), edicts, injunctions, instructions, orders, words demands, requirementsmandatescountermands, counterorders(or counter-orders)laws, precepts, prescriptions, prescripts, rulesordinances, regulations, statutes appeals, entreaties, petitions, pleas, urgingsproposals, recommendations, suggestions something one must do because of prior agreementalthough he had little taste for the social imperatives that come with being governor, he put on a brave face burdens, charges, commitments, devoirs, dos(or do's, archaic), duties, incumbencies, needs, obligations, offices, responsibilities oaths, pledges, promises, troths, vows, wordsarrangements, prearrangements(or pre-arrangements), setupscompacts, contracts, covenants, pacts, trustsdebts, payments, tributescompulsions, constraints, restraintsmusts, requirementscoercions, duresses, forcesappointments, engagements, reservationsburdens, onuses graces, postponements, staysdischarges, eases, exemptions, releases, reliefs, waiversloopholesalternatives, choices, options, picks, preferences, selections |