itinerary, route, path - an established line of travel or access

bearing, heading, aim - the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

trend, course - general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"

qibla - the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers

trend, tendency - a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"

spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"

frontage - the direction in which something (such as a building) faces

orientation - position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

opposition - a direction opposite to another

windward - the direction from which the wind is coming

leeward - the direction in which the wind is blowing

compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"

compass north, magnetic north, north - the direction in which a compass needle points

inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

road map, guideline - a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"

subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about

career counseling - counseling on career opportunities

cynosure - something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"

genetic counseling - guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children

marriage counseling - counseling on marital problems and disagreements

confidential information, steer, tip, wind, hint, lead - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action

conducting - the direction of an orchestra or choir; "he does not use a baton for conducting"

database management - creation and maintenance of a database

finance - the management of money and credit and banking and investments

homemaking - the management of a household

misconduct - bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

mismanagement, misdirection - management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"

treatment, handling - the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"

superintendence, supervising, supervision, oversight - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

administration, disposal - a method of tending to (especially business) matters

empowerment, authorisation, authorization - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

disenfranchisement - the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise

channelisation, channelization, canalisation, canalization - management through specified channels of communication

steering, guidance - the act of guiding or showing the way

subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about

rule - any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"

prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action

rubric - directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)

misdirection - incorrect directions or instructions

name and address, destination, address - written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

markup - detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)

prescription - directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"

recipe, formula - directions for making something

rule - directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"

stage direction - an instruction written as part of the script of a play

style - editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display

system command - a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program

driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

aim - the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"

navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

celestial guidance - a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies

inertial guidance, inertial navigation - a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces

command guidance - a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile

terrestrial guidance - a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational field

bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

misdirection - an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

engrossment, immersion, absorption, concentration - complete attention; intense mental effort

particularism - a focus on something particular