guidance

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guid|ance /g'aɪdəns/
[N-UNCOUNT] oft the N of n, supp N
Guidance is help and advice.
...an opportunity for young people to improve their performance under the guidance of professional coaches...
The nation looks to them for guidance.guid|ance coun|se|lor (guidance counselors)
in BRIT, use guidance counsellor
[N-COUNT]
A guidance counselor is a person who works in a school giving students advice about careers and personal problems. (mainly AM)guid|ance sys|tem (guidance systems)
[N-COUNT]
The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
The guidance systems didn't work and the missile couldn't hit its target.mar|riage guid|ance
[N-UNCOUNT] usu N n
Marriage guidance is advice given to couples who are having problems in their relationship. (BRIT)

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