D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

guideline

· IPA /ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/
01 n. a formal rule describing how a situation must be handled; -- used as a direction to administrators from superiors.
  1. 1.
    a formal rule describing how a situation must be handled; -- used as a direction to administrators from superiors.
Syn. guidelines.