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[ noun ] guidance relative to setting standards or determining a course of action

Used in print

(The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)

But he takes his bearings from the great guidelines of policy , well established precedents , the commitments of the United_States under international charters and treaties , basic statutes , and well understood notions of the American people about how we are to conduct ourselves , in policy literature such_as country papers and National_Security_Council papers accumulated in the Department .

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line guidance

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[ noun ] a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action

Synonyms

road_map

Examples

"the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"

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plan guidance

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[ noun ] a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

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line

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[ noun ] a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

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rule

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