guideline

  • 1Guideline — is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet SA 2 surface to air missile. A guideline is any document that aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine. By definition, following a guideline is never mandatory (protocol would be …

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  • 2guideline — n. hypen is changed from WN: adjust hier. a formal rule describing how a situation must be handled; used as a direction to administrators from superiors. Syn: guidelines. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 3guideline — I noun advisory limitation, boundary, guide, indication, limit, limitation, parameter, perimeter, restriction II index code Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4guideline — (n.) 1785, line marked on a surface before cutting, from GUIDE (Cf. guide) + LINE (Cf. line) (n.). Meaning rope for steering a hot air balloon is from 1846. In figurative use by 1948. Related: Guidelines …

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  • 5guideline — [n] direction clue, code, ground rule, guidance, guide, instruction, key, mark, marker, precept, protocol, rule, signal, standard procedure; concepts 271,274 …

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  • 6guideline — ► NOUN ▪ a general rule, principle, or piece of advice …

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  • 7guideline — ☆ guideline [gīd′līn΄] n. a standard or principle by which to make a judgment or determine a policy or course of action …

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  • 8guideline — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good, helpful, practical, useful ▪ basic (esp. AmE), broad, general, simple …

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  • 9Guideline — Guidelines Les Guidelines, en français lignes directrices , sont des textes émis par des autorités compétentes pour aider un demandeur à se conformer à une réglementation. On rencontre par exemple des Guidelines dans l Industrie pharmaceutique,… …

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  • 10guideline — 01. The government has recently issued [guidelines] on the teaching of ethics in the schools. 02. The university has very clear [guidelines] regarding the conduct of teachers towards students. 03. These are not strict rules. They are merely some… …

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