advisory

  • 11advisory — [[t]ædva͟ɪzəri[/t]] advisories 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n An advisory group regularly gives suggestions and help to people or organizations, especially about a particular subject or area of activity. [FORMAL] ...members of the advisory committee on the… …

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  • 12advisory — adjective having the purpose of giving advice: advisory committee/body: the Environmental Protection Advisory Committee | advisory role/capacity: employed in a purely advisory role …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13advisory — I UK [ədˈvaɪz(ə)rɪ] / US adjective * for the purpose of giving advice an advisory board/committee/panel She acted in an advisory role. II UK [ədˈvaɪz(ə)rɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms advisory : singular advisory plural advisories American… …

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  • 14advisory — 1. adjective a) Able to give advice. The advisory committee could only offer advice, but since that was almost always accepted they had real power. b) Containing advice; advising. The consultants advisory recommendations were selectively adopted …

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  • 15advisory — ad•vi•so•ry [[t]ædˈvaɪ zə ri[/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) giving or containing advice: an advisory letter to shareholders[/ex] 2) having the power or duty to advise: an advisory council[/ex] 3) cvb a report on existing or predicted conditions, often… …

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  • 16advisory — adj. advisory to * * * [əd vaɪz(ə)rɪ] advisory to …

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  • 17advisory — adj. & n. adj. 1 giving advice; constituted to give advice (an advisory body). 2 consisting in giving advice. n. (pl. ies) US an advisory statement, esp. a bulletin about bad weather …

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  • 18advisory — I. adjective Date: 1778 1. having or exercising power to advise < an advisory council > 2. containing or giving advice II. noun (plural ries) Date: 1936 a report giving information (as on the weather) and often recommending action to be taken …

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  • 19advisory — adj. Advisory is used with these nouns: ↑board, ↑body, ↑capacity, ↑committee, ↑council, ↑panel, ↑role, ↑service …

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  • 20advisory — adjective she agreed to serve in an advisory role Syn: consultative, advising Ant: executive …

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