Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a rule or set of rules giving guidance on how to behave in a situation.
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- noun Plural form of
guideline .
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Examples
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At the heart of our guidelines is a simple idea that also informs the community standards governing user participation: interaction enriches stories, and staff as well as users have a part to play in ensuring the quality of engagement matches that of our journalism.
Open door Meg Pickard 2010
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You must be a pirate for the Pirate's Code to apply and you're not, and the code is more of what you call guidelines than actual rules.
Ellen Brown: The Bloodless Coup of the Global Financial Stability Board: From Guidelines to Rules 2009
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Where in the guidelines is there consideration of the lack of greed motivating the offense, for example?
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And the only smart-ass remark we have in our guidelines is the bit about Ms. Ainsworth.
Monday night chatter apexdigest 2007
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Where in the guidelines is there consideration of the lack of greed motivating the offense, for example?
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You must be a pirate for the Pirate's Code to apply and you're not, and the code is more of what you call guidelines than actual rules.
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You must be a pirate for the Pirate's Code to apply and you're not, and the code is more of what you call guidelines than actual rules.
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You must be a pirate for the Pirate's Code to apply and you're not, and the code is more of what you call guidelines than actual rules.
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You must be a pirate for the Pirate's Code to apply and you're not, and the code is more of what you call guidelines than actual rules.
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You must be a pirate for the Pirate's Code to apply and you're not, and the code is more of what you call guidelines than actual rules.
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