'guideline' definitions:

Definition of 'guideline'

noun

A light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

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" [syn: road map, guideline]

noun

A rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior [syn: guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb]

Definition of 'guideline'

From: GCIDE

guideline \guideline\ n. hypen is changed from WN: adjust hier. a formal rule describing how a situation must be handled; -- used as a direction to administrators from superiors.
Syn: guidelines. [WordNet 1.5]

Synonyms of 'guideline'

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approach,
arrangement,
attack,
blueprint,
blueprinting,
calculation,
canon,
charting,
code,
commandment,
conception,
contrivance,
convention,
criterion,
design,
device,
dictum,
disposition,
enterprise,
envisagement,
figuring,
foresight,
forethought,
form,
formality,
formula,
formulary,
game,
general principle,
golden rule,
graphing,
ground plan,
guidelines,
guiding principle,
idea,
imperative,
intention,
law,
law of nature,
layout,
lineup,
long-range plan,
mapping,
master plan,
maxim,
method,
methodology,
mitzvah,
moral,
norm,
norma,
operations research,
order of nature,
ordinance,
organization,
plan,
planning,
planning function,
prearrangement,
prescribed form,
prescription,
principium,
principle,
procedure,
Procrustean law,
program,
program of action,
rationalization,
regulation,
rubric,
rule,
schedule,
schema,
schematism,
schematization,
scheme,
scheme of arrangement,
set form,
settled principle,
setup,
standard,
standing order,
strategic plan,
strategy,
system,
systematization,
tactical plan,
tactics,
tenet,
the big picture,
the picture,
universal law,
way,
working plan,
working principle,
working rule

Words containing 'guideline'

guidelines