a letter or the like recommending a person or thing.
representation in favor of a person or thing.
anything that serves to recommend a person or thing, or induce acceptance or favor.
Origin of recommendation
1400–50; late Middle English recommendacion<Medieval Latin recommendātiōn- (stem of recommendātiō), equivalent to recommendāt(us) (past participle of recommendāre to recommend; see -ate1) + -iōn--ion
They’re binging videos on TikTok and YouTube pushed to them by recommendation systems that end up shaping their worldviews.
Why kids need special protection from AI’s influence|Karen Hao|September 17, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions has also compiled a list of coronavirus-related recommendations for election officials, poll workers, and voters, but you can ultimately only control what you do.
Why you should vote as early as possible (and how to do it)|John Kennedy|September 17, 2020|Popular Science
Declarations, manifestos, and recommendations are flooding the internet.
AI ethics groups are repeating one of society’s classic mistakes|Amy Nordrum|September 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Here are a selection of book recommendations from this year’s 40 Under 40 in government and politics.
Book recommendations from Fortune’s 40 under 40 in government and policy|Rachel King|September 10, 2020|Fortune
Here is a selection of book recommendations from this year’s 40 Under 40 in health.
Book recommendations from Fortune’s 40 under 40 in health|Rachel King|September 9, 2020|Fortune
One of his kinder letters of recommendation warned that his scholarship was “open to the charge of sensationalism.”
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine|Tom Arnold-Forster|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The only recommendation I make is that they do it on a big training day.
When Is It OK to Cheat? The Pros and Cons of Cheat Days|DailyBurn|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sadly, that is a recommendation that Russian journalists pursue at risk of death.
Meet the Censors, Propagandists and Outright Liars Who Won Putin’s Pulitzers|James Kirchick|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But there was one fact about him that makes the recommendation remarkable: he was Jewish.
The Jews Who Fought for Hitler: ‘We Did Not Help the Germans. We Had a Common Enemy’|The Telegraph|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it never came to that because they were able to reach consensus on every recommendation.
Obama’s Panel on Domestic Spying Abuses Didn’t Pull Its Punches|Daniel Klaidman|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Miss Davenport is a Latin scholar, and they took her on the Traffords recommendation.
Wee Wifie|Rosa Nouchette Carey
He had a premonition, too, and very thoughtfully left me a letter of recommendation.
The Book of Gud|Dan Spain
All the centuries followed the recommendation of that which voted first.
The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six|Titus Livius
Vacancies in the County Courts were filled only on the recommendation of the remaining members.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge
You can count on my recommendation when it's likely to be of use, but you said something that was rather illuminating.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for recommendation
recommendation
/ (ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən) /
noun
the act of recommending
something that recommends, esp a letter presenting someone as suitable for a job, etc
something that is recommended, such as a course of action