plural of imperative mood

Ellipsis of Northwest Territorial Imperative.

(philosophy) A formula that tells one how to act in order to achieve a specific goal, without reflecting on the value of the goal itself. Such an imperative is conditional, i.e., it would only motivate one who already shares the end goal in question.

(ethics) A practice, policy, or state of affairs which is required and justified by the fact that it is morally right.

plural of imperative language

(grammar) The grammatical mood generally expressing a command, though also used to express a request or permission.

(programming) a programming paradigm that describes the computation in statements

(ethics) A fundamental ethical principle intended as a guide for determining whether any contemplated action is morally right, based on the concept that an action is good or bad in and of itself regardless of what the actor's aims or preferences are.

(computing) Any programming language that consists (mostly) of a series of commands, typically assigning values to objects; a procedural language.

The plan to establish a white ethnostate in the northwestern United States.