"guideline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: guidelines [plural]
Etymology: From guide + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|guide|line}} guide + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} guideline (plural guidelines)
  1. A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour. Synonyms (non-specific rule): rule of thumb Translations (non-specific rule or principle): riglyn (Afrikaans), директива (direktiva) [feminine] (Bulgarian), نەخشە (nexşe) (Central Kurdish), 指導 (Chinese Mandarin), 指导 (zhǐdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 指示 (zhǐshì) (Chinese Mandarin), směrnice [feminine, plural] (Czech), retningslinje [common-gender] (Danish), richtlijn [feminine] (Dutch), ohjenuora (Finnish), ohje (Finnish), suositus (Finnish), suuntaviiva (Finnish), directive [feminine] (French), grande ligne [feminine] (French), ligne directrice [feminine] (French), principe directeur [masculine] (French), Richtlinie [feminine] (German), irányelv (Hungarian), iránymutatás (Hungarian), irányvonal (Hungarian), alapelv (Hungarian), alapszabály (Hungarian), útmutatás (Hungarian), vezérfonal (Hungarian), direktíva (Hungarian), panduan (Indonesian), garis panduan (Indonesian), linea guida [feminine] (Italian), direttiva (Italian), 指針 (shishin) (alt: ししん) (Japanese), ガイドライン (gaidorain) (Japanese), директи́ва (direktíva) [feminine] (Macedonian), മാർഗരേഖ (māṟgarēkha) (Malayalam), aratohu (Maori), retningslinje (Norwegian), wytyczna [feminine] (Polish), dyrektywa [feminine] (Polish), diretriz [feminine] (Portuguese), diretiva [feminine] (Portuguese), директи́ва (direktíva) [feminine] (Russian), устано́вка (ustanóvka) [feminine] (Russian), stiùireadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), nit vodilja [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), smjernica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), directriz [feminine] (Spanish), pauta [feminine] (Spanish), riktlinje [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-guideline-en-noun-hFO2feBz Categories (other): Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 17 42 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 41 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 42 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 39 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 46 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 45 41 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 40 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 17 42 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 17 42 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 42 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 41 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 15 46 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 47 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 45 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 17 42 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 17 41 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 42 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 17 40 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 42 42 Disambiguation of 'non-specific rule': 50 19 31 Disambiguation of 'non-specific rule or principle': 67 12 21
  2. A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action. Synonyms (plan or explanation): rule of thumb Translations (plan or explanation): نەخشە (nexşe) (Central Kurdish), ohjenuora (Finnish), ohje (Finnish), suositus (Finnish), suuntaviiva (Finnish), szempont (Hungarian), panduan (Indonesian), garis panduan (Indonesian), pedoman (Indonesian), у́патство (úpatstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), മാർഗരേഖ (māṟgarēkha) (Malayalam), stiùireadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), pauta [feminine] (Spanish), kielelezo (Swahili)
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  3. A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text. Categories (topical): Directives Translations (light line to help align the text): riglyn (Afrikaans), apuviiva (Finnish), segédvonal (Hungarian), sorvezető (Hungarian), szamárvezető (Hungarian), garis bantu (Indonesian), pauta [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-guideline-en-noun-iuYbVovK Disambiguation of Directives: 20 34 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 32 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 32 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 32 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 17 42 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 41 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 13 38 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 42 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 39 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 46 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 45 41 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 40 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 17 42 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 17 42 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 42 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 41 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 15 46 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 47 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 45 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 40 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 17 42 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 17 41 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 42 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 17 40 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 42 42 Disambiguation of 'light line to help align the text': 5 12 83

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grande ligne"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ligne directrice"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principe directeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Richtlinie"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "irányelv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "iránymutatás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "irányvonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "alapelv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "alapszabály"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "útmutatás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "vezérfonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "direktíva"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "panduan"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "garis panduan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "linea guida"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "direttiva"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ししん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shishin",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "指針"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gaidorain",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "ガイドライン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "nexşe",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "نەخشە"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "direktíva",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "директи́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "māṟgarēkha",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "മാർഗരേഖ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "aratohu"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "word": "retningslinje"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wytyczna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dyrektywa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diretriz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diretiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "direktíva",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "директи́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustanóvka",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "устано́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stiùireadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nit vodilja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "smjernica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "directriz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pauta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "non-specific rule or principle",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "riktlinje"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "ohjenuora"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "ohje"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "suositus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "suuntaviiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "szempont"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "panduan"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "garis panduan"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "pedoman"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "nexşe",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "نەخشە"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "úpatstvo",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "у́патство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "māṟgarēkha",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "മാർഗരേഖ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stiùireadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pauta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "plan or explanation",
      "word": "kielelezo"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "light line to help align the text",
      "word": "riglyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "light line to help align the text",
      "word": "apuviiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "light line to help align the text",
      "word": "segédvonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "light line to help align the text",
      "word": "sorvezető"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "light line to help align the text",
      "word": "szamárvezető"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "light line to help align the text",
      "word": "garis bantu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "light line to help align the text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pauta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "guideline"
}

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