Associations to the word «Guideline»

Wiktionary

GUIDELINE, noun. A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
GUIDELINE, noun. A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
GUIDELINE, noun. A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.

Dictionary definition

GUIDELINE, noun. A light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters.
GUIDELINE, noun. A detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam".
GUIDELINE, noun. A rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky