guidance

[ gahyd-ns ]

noun

1. the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.

   Synonyms: government, control, supervision, conduct, management

2. advice or counseling, especially that provided for students choosing a course of study or preparing for a vocation.
3. supervised care or assistance, especially therapeutic help in the treatment of minor emotional disturbances.
4. something that guides.
5. the process by which the flight of a missile or rocket may be altered in speed and direction in response to controls situated either wholly in the projectile or partly at a base.

guidance

/ ˈɡaɪdəns /

noun

1. leadership, instruction, or direction
2. 1. counselling or advice on educational, vocational, or psychological matters
   2. ( as modifier )

      the marriage-guidance counsellor

3. something that guides
4. any process by which the flight path of a missile is controlled in flight See also guided missile

Other Words From

• non·guidance noun
• pre·guidance noun
• self-guidance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of guidance¹

First recorded in 1765–75; guide + -ance

Example Sentences

Critics here have long assailed Mexican authorities for doing little to assist deportees, who often return to their home communities — many after years residing in the United States — with little guidance for the future and few prospects for employment.

From Los Angeles Times

“Where I think we got it wrong, for instance, was the way that the funeral guidance was applied on the ground - it wasn’t as had been intended.”

From BBC

The 2021 Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health guidance referred to in the judgement is fully embedded at the Trust.

From BBC

Hortiz learned how to build a team under the guidance of revered GM Ozzie Newsome as well as Newsome’s successor, Eric DeCosta.

From Los Angeles Times

At the time, Mr. Prescott was jokingly referred to as the political equivalent of a marriage guidance counselor.

From New York Times

Related Words

• advice
• direction
• instruction
• intelligence
• leadership
• management
• navigation
• supervision
• teaching