ADVISORY Definition & Meaning

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advisory

[ ad-vahy-zuh-ree ]

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adjective

of, giving, or containing advice:
an advisory letter from a stockbroker.
having the power or duty to advise:
an advisory council.

noun

plural advisories.

a report on existing or predicted conditions, often with advice for dealing with them:
an investment advisory.
an announcement or bulletin that serves to advise and usually warn the public, as of some potential hazard: a travelers' advisory.
a health advisory;
a travelers' advisory.
an announcement from the U.S. National Weather Service to keep the public informed about the progress of a potentially dangerous weather condition: tornado advisory. Compare warning ( def 3 ), watch ( def 20 ).
hurricane advisory;
tornado advisory.

advisory

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adjective

giving advice; empowered to make recommendations
an advisory body

noun

a statement issued to give advice, recommendations, or a warning
a travel advisory
a person or organization with an advisory function
the Prime Minister's media advisory

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of advisory¹

First recorded in 1770–80; advise + -ory ¹

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"Mr Caller is supposed to be acting in an advisory capacity. However, he has been acting as the principal decision maker."

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“No one knows who’s going to be the winner in AI, and it’s probably not one winner,” said Mike Gualtieri, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester, a research and advisory firm based in Massachusetts.

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About three weeks ago, officials issued a bear advisory for that area because of a significant uptick in recent bear sightings and interactions with humans.

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"This research starkly demonstrates that we need to do much more to build our culture of giving," said Neil Heslop, chief executive of CAF, itself a charity and an advisory group for the charitable sector.

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But the advisory body has refused to change it, saying instead that it would "clarify language" to "correct the widespread misunderstanding" of the guidance.

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