: a cord or rope to aid a passer over a difficult point or to permit retracing a course
b
: an indication or outline of policy or conduct
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebKeep in mind that expiration dates don't necessarily mean a food or beverage is spoiled, but rather serves as a general guideline for the quality. Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2022 Using that average income as a guideline, the new state tax increase, which aimed to raise the rate from 5% to 8% on the highest incomes, would have cost Griffin around $51 million every year in extra tax. Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 9 July 2022 Use the Minneapolis 2040 Plan as a base guideline and revise it to fit the needs of Gilbert. Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022 In 2020, guideline-flouting officials faced backlash across the world — from New Zealand to Ireland to Canada to the United States.Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021 Once the Together trial’s results get published, guideline-setting organizations like the US Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization will have to take a look. Adam Rogers, Wired, 8 Sep. 2021 This means that industrial establishments with less than 300 workers need no standing order—a guideline document that supersedes even the employment contract—while laying off or retrenching staff. Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 28 Sep. 2020 Giroir said White House Coronavirus Task Force members had signed off on the testing guideline document during a task force meeting in August. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 18 Sep. 2020 Follow the American Heart Association’s guideline of less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day. Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022 See More