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guideline en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From guide + line.

Meanings

1. A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
   • He considered the Ten Commandments more as a guideline than a requirement.
   • In 2016, the CDC established guidelines for prescribing narcotics for chronic pain. 2017 March 20, Nadia Kounang, “Prescriptions may hold clues to who gets hooked on opioids, study says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2018:
   • In 2009, the Obama Administration released guidelines on enhanced interrogation written in 2003 and 2004 by the CIA Office of Medical Services. ^((OMS).1-3(appendix F)) The OMS guidelines, even in redacted form, and opinions from the US Department of Justice's (DOJ’s) Office of Legal Counsel show that CIA physicians, psychologists, and other health care personnel had important roles in enhanced interrogation. 2010 August 4, Leonard S. Rubenstein, JD; Stephen N. Xenakis, MD, “The Ethics of Enhanced Interrogations and Torture: A Reappraisal of the Argument”, in JAMA, volume 304, number 5, American Medical Association, →DOI, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2022, pages 569–570:
2. A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
3. A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.

Forms

Deriveds

guidelineless · nonguideline

Descendants

ガイドライン

Synonyms

guidepost (plan or explanation) · rule of thumb (non-specific rule) · rule of thumb (plan or explanation)

Translations (92)

vi khuyến nghị (non-specific rule or principle) · fi ohjenuora (non-specific rule or principle) · nl richtlijn (non-specific rule or principle) · th ตัวชี้นำ (non-specific rule or principle) · id garis bantu (light line to help align text) · bg указа́ние (non-specific rule or principle) · hu sorvezető (light line to help align text) · fr grande ligne (non-specific rule or principle) · af riglyn (non-specific rule or principle) · be паказа́нне (non-specific rule or principle) · af riglyn (light line to help align text) · ml മാർഗരേഖ (plan or explanation) · pl wskazówka (non-specific rule or principle) · th แนวปฏิบัติ (non-specific rule or principle) · id panduan (non-specific rule or principle) · fi ohje (non-specific rule or principle) · hu irányelv (non-specific rule or principle) · hu vezérfonal (non-specific rule or principle) · es pauta (plan or explanation) · pl dyrektywa (non-specific rule or principle) · ml മാർഗരേഖ (non-specific rule or principle) · hu iránymutatás (non-specific rule or principle) · nb retningslinje (non-specific rule or principle) · ckb نەخشە (plan or explanation) · hu irányvonal (non-specific rule or principle) · be дырэкты́ва (non-specific rule or principle) · fi suuntaviiva (plan or explanation) · pt pauta (light line to help align text) · sh smjérnica (non-specific rule or principle) · gd stiùireadh (plan or explanation) · ckb نەخشە (non-specific rule or principle) · hu alapelv (non-specific rule or principle) · hu alapszabály (non-specific rule or principle) · sh смје́рница (non-specific rule or principle) · ca quadrícula (light line to help align text) · hu segédvonal (light line to help align text) · es pauta (non-specific rule or principle) · fi ohjenuora (plan or explanation) · ko 지침 (non-specific rule or principle) · fi suositus (non-specific rule or principle) · sv riktlinje (non-specific rule or principle) · fi apuviiva (light line to help align text) · fr principe directeur (non-specific rule or principle) · ar تَوْجِيهَات (non-specific rule or principle) · pt diretiva (non-specific rule or principle) · ru устано́вка (non-specific rule or principle) · da retningslinje (non-specific rule or principle) · gd stiùireadh (non-specific rule or principle) · ko 가이드라인 (non-specific rule or principle) · ja 指針 (non-specific rule or principle) · id panduan (plan or explanation) · ru указа́ние (non-specific rule or principle) · cmn 指導 /指导 (non-specific rule or principle) · fi ohje (plan or explanation) · id pedoman (plan or explanation) · es directriz (non-specific rule or principle) · sw kielelezo (plan or explanation) · sh smérnica (non-specific rule or principle) · be паказа́ньне (non-specific rule or principle) · ca directriu (non-specific rule or principle) · ja ガイドライン (non-specific rule or principle) · fr ligne directrice (non-specific rule or principle) · cmn 指示 (non-specific rule or principle) · ca pla (plan or explanation) · id garis panduan (non-specific rule or principle) · th แนวทาง (non-specific rule or principle) · pt diretriz (non-specific rule or principle) · vi hướng dẫn (non-specific rule or principle) · fi suuntaviiva (non-specific rule or principle) · sh сме́рница (non-specific rule or principle) · mk директи́ва (non-specific rule or principle) · pl wytyczna (non-specific rule or principle) · sk smernica (non-specific rule or principle) · de Richtlinie (non-specific rule or principle) · it direttiva (non-specific rule or principle) · sl smernica (non-specific rule or principle) · ru директи́ва (non-specific rule or principle) · id garis panduan (plan or explanation) · cs směrnice (non-specific rule or principle) · hu szamárvezető (light line to help align text) · fr directive (non-specific rule or principle) · fi suositus (plan or explanation) · vi khuyến cáo (non-specific rule or principle) · mi aratohu (non-specific rule or principle) · mk у́патство (plan or explanation) · hu szempont (plan or explanation) · hu útmutatás (non-specific rule or principle) · uk директи́ва (non-specific rule or principle) · it linea guida (non-specific rule or principle) · hu direktíva (non-specific rule or principle) · uk указі́вка (non-specific rule or principle) · bg директи́ва (non-specific rule or principle)

guideline en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From guide + line.

Meanings

1. To provide guidelines for.
   • Now we are not just guidelining the work, but implementing it as well. That extra step allows us to fully flesh out every element of the visual language and drive the strategy home. 2015, Steven Heller, Veronique Vienne, Becoming a Graphic and Digital Designer, page 60:

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