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guideline

[ gahyd-lahyn ]

noun

  1. any guide or indication of a future course of action:

    guidelines on the government's future policy.

  2. a lightly marked line used as a guide, as in composing a drawing, a typed page, or a line of lettering.
  3. a rope or cord that serves to guide one's steps, especially over rocky terrain, through underground passages, etc.
  4. a rope or wire used in guiding the movement of stage scenery or curtains being raised or lowered.


guideline

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noun

  1. a principle put forward to set standards or determine a course of action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of guideline1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; guide + line 1
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“There are certainly other databases full of genetic information, but they’re held by researchers like hospitals and are subject to very different ethical guidelines than a private company,†he said.

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The guidelines have now been abandoned after ministers tabled an emergency law to override them on Tuesday.

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Speaking to GB News on Monday, the prime minister said the government would bring forward legislation to reverse the new guidelines.

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Think about a recipe like a roadmap, a GPS app. or a guideline, but to a destination you’ve already been to.

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The guidelines, which come into effect on Tuesday, say judges should commission reports for offenders from certain minority groups that look at their background and circumstances before deciding their sentence.

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