guideline
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guide·line
(gīd'līn') 
n.
A statement or other indication of policy or procedure by which to determine a course of action: guidelines for the completion of tax returns.
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A statement or other indication of policy or procedure by which to determine a course of action: guidelines for the completion of tax returns.
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IN BRIEF: Statements or other indications of policies or procedures by which to determine a course of action.
The hospital has issued new guidelines on the treatment of mentally ill patients.
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guidelines
n.pl
A set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
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- Strategy and Tactics - guideline: general indicator for future course of action
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Guideline
For guidelines on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:List of guidelines or Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines.
- "Guideline" is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet SA-2 surface-to-air missile.
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A guideline is a statement by which to determine a course of action. A guideline aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine or sound practice. By definition, following a guideline is never mandatory. Guidelines are not binding and are not enforced. ( U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, http://www.va.gov/trm/TRMGlossaryPage.asp )
Guidelines may be issued by and used by any organization (governmental or private) to make the actions of its employees or divisions more predictable, and presumably of higher quality.
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Guideline
Dansk (Danish)
n. - retningslinie
Français (French)
n. - indication, (Admin, Pol) directive, négociations (salariales)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Richtlinie, Richtschnur
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατευθυντήρια γραμμή, οδηγός
Português (Portuguese)
n. - diretriz (f)
Русский (Russian)
директива, руководящий принцип
Español (Spanish)
n. - pauta, línea directiva, directriz, principio
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - riktlinje
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
指导路线, 指标, 方针
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 指導路線, 指標, 方針
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 指導基準, 指針, ガイドライン
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الدليل : الخط الهادي, موجز لنهج معين
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - קו מנחה, תוואי
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