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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Directs?

Hi, Does "directs" here mean They turn towards?

"the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints directs a worldwide missionary force of more than fifty thousand young men and women"
  

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To direct is to run, to be in charge of, to manage.

  • To direct is to run, to be in charge of, to manage.
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To direct is to run, to be in charge of, to manage.
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Hi,

No. They control it, they are the boss of it, they are the directors of it.

Clive
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Hi
"the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints controls/manages/governs a worldwide missionary force of more than fifty thousand young men and women"
Prajwal
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Hi Clive, would it be ok to use this word "supervise" for direct ? now that I got its right meaning ...
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Hi,

No. Supervise suggests a lower level of control, with less authority.

Consider the organization of most large companies.
Directors give orders to managers.
Managers give orders to sup

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