Guidepost

Word GUIDEPOST
Character 9
Hyphenation guide post
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Guidepost"

What do we mean by guidepost?

A post with a sign giving directions for travelers, usually placed at a crossroad. noun

Something that serves as a guide or an example; a guideline. noun

A post placed at the point of division or intersection of two or more roads, and displaying a sign for directing travelers on their way; a finger-post. noun

A post at the fork of a road, with a guideboard on it, to direct travelers. noun

A signpost noun

Anything that provides guidance; a guideline noun

A post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way noun

A rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior noun

A signpost.

(by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.

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The word "guidepost" in example sentences

It was many years before I realized that activism must be rooted in the very simple principle of love: love of some kind of moral or spiritual guidepost (some call their guidepost "God"), love of self, love for each other, and, unquestionably, love for humankind. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sandberg could have been a proud symbol of the "Cubs Way" that Epstein speaks of as a guidepost for the organization. ❋ By DAN McGRATH (2011)

In the Citigroup case, Judge Huvelle said there was no "guidepost" to determine whether $75 million was a fair penalty. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The court then concluded that the civil disgorgement remedy provides an appropriate "guidepost" for computing how much of the gain is attributable to the "deception" of insider trading. ❋ Daniel Snare (2010)

Your guidepost stands out like a tenfold beacon in the night: Duty, Honor, Country. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He says the data is a good guidepost only if they're considered alongside other economic indicators. ❋ Stephen L. Bernard (2011)

I agree with you that for understanding SCOTUS voting right jurisprudence ‘universal suffrage’ is not a useful guidepost. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Physical difference is the guidepost for identifying most groups targeted for oppression: Not Males, people of color/ethnicities, children, elderly, disabled, fat, and on a subtler but just as effective level, class and regional identity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thirty-five years later, we now stand at a point in history when the U.S. model of fisheries management has evolved to become an international guidepost for sustainable fishery practices. ❋ Carl Safina (2012)

My parents always told me that if I found something I really loved doing, that was a good guidepost. ❋ Unknown (2012)

BEIJING—China's central bank set the yuan's official guidepost at a new high Monday even as global investors continued to push the currency lower, suggesting that Beijing will continue to let the Chinese currency strengthen despite global economic jitters. ❋ Lingling Wei (2011)

So I agree with you that for understanding SCOTUS voting right jurisprudence ‘universal suffrage’ is not a useful guidepost. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His book, Earth in Balance will be 20 years old in 2012, and it seems that it still stands as the most proficient guidepost to tackle the world's ecological problems. ❋ Mike Smith (2011)

The People's Bank of China prohibits the yuan from rising or falling against the dollar by more than 0.5% from the dollar/yuan central parity, a daily guidepost for the currency pair, which was set at 6.3165 Friday. ❋ Jean Yung (2011)

As an economic guidepost, copper prices historically have signaled recovery well ahead of other indicators, said Bart Melek , head of commodity strategy at TD Securities. ❋ Tatyana Shumsky (2011)

It is a weakness of the populist Right that science party for religious reasons is in disrepute as a reliable guidepost. ❋ Carl Pope (2011)

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