advisory
/ədˈvʌɪz(ə)ri
/adjective
1Having or consisting in the power to make recommendations but not to take action enforcing them: the Commission acts in an advisory capacity...
- Nevertheless, this advisory body was not provided with the power to effectively enforce recommendations.
- There is bound to be an ethical uproar when the advisory body reports its recommendations.
- The measures stress that the council will be strictly an advisory body, with no executive powers.
Synonyms
consultative, consulting, advising, counselling, recommendatory, recommending, assisting, helping, aiding
1.1Recommended but not compulsory: the EC has put forward an advisory maximum figure...
- They were lower than the recommended advisory goals by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
- Tax work, for example, is mainly advisory and involves interpreting law and figures rather than poring over a calculator all day.
- These cutoffs are advisory only.
noun (plural advisories)
An official announcement or warning: a frost advisory...
- Cities including Washington, Philadelphia, New York, they're all under heat advisories or warnings today.
- Heat advisories and warnings are posted today for cities including Washington and New York.
- The National Weather Service is posting warnings and advisories across the country.
