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n. A post with a sign giving directions for travelers, usually placed at a crossroad.

n. Something that serves as a guide or an example; a guideline.

n. a signpost

n. anything that provides guidance; a guideline

n. A post at the fork of a road, with a guideboard on it, to direct travelers.

n. A post placed at the point of division or intersection of two or more roads, and displaying a sign for directing travelers on their way; a finger-post.

n. a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way

n. a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

"It was many years before I realized that activism must be rooted in the very simple principle of love: love of some kind of moral or spiritual guidepost (some call their guidepost "God"), love of self, love for each other, and, unquestionably, love for humankind."

rule    regulation   

waypost    fingerpost   

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