different between guideline vs recommendation

English

Etymology

guide +? line

Noun

guideline (plural guidelines)

1. A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.

   He considered the Ten Commandments more a guideline than a requirement.

2. A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
3. A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.

Synonyms

• (non-specific rule): rule of thumb
• (plan or explanation): rule of thumb

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ?????? (gaidorain)

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English guideline.

Noun

guideline f (invariable)

1. guideline

English

Etymology

From Middle English recommendacion, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k?m?n?de???n/, /???k?m?n?de???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

recommendation (countable and uncountable, plural recommendations)

1. An act of recommending.
2. That which is recommended.
3. A commendation or endorsement.

   Your next employer may require a recommendation.

4. A suggestion or proposal about the best course of action (with adpositions including "about" for the context and "to" for the course of action)

   He made a recommendation about what food to order.

   We followed the recommendation to order sushi.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:advice

Translations

See also

• recommend