advisory
/əd'vaizəri/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Providing advice or recommendations: Used to describe something that offers guidance or suggestions, typically without having the power to enforce them.
- Consultative in nature: Pertaining to a role or body that gives counsel rather than making executive decisions.
Noun:
- An official warning or announcement: An official statement, often issued by a government agency or authority, that advises the public about a potential threat, hazard, or situation requiring attention.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The committee has a purely advisory role; it cannot implement policy.
- She provided advisory services to the new startup company.
Noun:
- The National Weather Service issued a tornado advisory for the county.
- A travel advisory was released due to political unrest in the region.
Advanced Usage
"In an advisory capacity": Serving to give advice, not to command or decide.
- He attended the board meeting in an advisory capacity only.
"Subject to advisory": Dependent on or influenced by advice or a warning.
- The flight path was changed subject to the weather advisory.
Variants and Related Words
Advisor/Adviser (n): A person who gives advice.
- She is a financial advisor.
Advise (v): To offer suggestions or recommendations.
- I advise you to reconsider.
Synonyms
- Consultative: Involving consultation; giving advice.
- Recommendatory: Serving to recommend or advise.
- Warning (for the noun): A statement informing of a possible danger.
Related Phrases
Advisory board: A group of people appointed to provide advice and recommendations to an organization.
- The company's advisory board meets quarterly.
Advisory opinion: A non-binding opinion issued by a court or official body.
- The judge provided an advisory opinion on the matter.
Adjective
- giving advice
- an advisory memorandum, his function was purely consultative
Noun
- an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
- a frost advisory