What is the meaning of guidance?

Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.
- synonyms: counsel, counseling, counselling, direction
The act of guiding or showing the way.
- synonyms: steering
The act of setting and holding a course.
- usage: "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
- synonyms: steering, direction

|15 years ago|1.8k views|share |citing

APA	WordNet. (2010). guidance. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/guidance/definitions/1193598
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "guidance" http://smartdefine.org/guidance/definitions/1193598 (accessed September 20, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, guidance, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/guidance/definitions/1193598>.
MLA	WordNet. "guidance" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/guidance/definitions/1193598>

Alternative definitions by