Lexic.us

Definition of Advisory

1. Noun. An announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat. "A frost advisory"

2. Adjective. Giving advice. "His function was purely consultative"

Definition of Advisory

1. a. Having power to advise; containing advice; as, an advisory council; their opinion is merely advisory.

Definition of Advisory

1. Adjective. Able to give advice. ¹

2. Adjective. Containing advice; advising. ¹

3. Noun. A warning. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Advisory

1. a report giving information [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Advisory

adviser advisers advisership adviserships advises advising advisingly advisings advisive adviso

advisoes advisor advisories advisors advisory (current term) advisory board advisory opinion advisory opinions advisory service advisos

advocaat advocaats advocacies advocacy advocate advocated advocates advocateship advocateships

Literary usage of Advisory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade Into the 21st Century by National Research Council (1995)
"Private-Sector advisory Mechanisms In 1974, Congress established a private-sector advisory committee system to ensure that US trade policy and trade ..."

2. Money Laundering: Fincen Needs to Better Communicate Regulatory Priorities by Danny R. Burton (1999)
"The 1992 Act further provided that the Federal advisory Committee Act1 shall not apply to the BSA advisory Group. The BSA advisory Group is to serve as a ..."

3. The Northwest Forest Plan: A Report to the President and Congress by E. Thomas Tuchmann (1998)
"Chartering advisory Committees Under the Federal advisory Committee Act Within ... Several advisory committees were established, not only to comply with the ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"In the summer of 1968, the Budget Bureau advisory panel again considered the ... The 26 advisory participants represented most of the companies and trade ..."

5. Bulletin by United States (1918)
"advisory BOARDS. In order that the evening industrial schools may reflect the industrial interests of employees, advisory boards are often formed, ..."

6. Nuclear Legislation: Analytical Study : Regulatory and Institutional by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2000)
"advisory Bodies a) advisory Committees Section 41 of the ANSTO Act [No. 3 of 1987] allows the Minister to establish committees to give advice to the Board ..."

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