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ground rule
noun
- Usually ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor:
the ground rules of press conferences.
- Sports. any of certain rules specially adopted, as in baseball and softball, for dealing with situations or circumstances arising chiefly from the particular nature of the playing area or the interference of spectators.
ground rule
noun
- a procedural rule or principle
Word History and Origins
Origin of ground rule1
Example Sentences
For the past 11 months, as the coronavirus has slithered about and ravaged our way of life, we have had to consider the role of athletics in an unstable society, debate their worth and establish new ground rules for playing amid the catastrophe.
By year’s end, officials had approved the first draft of an ordinance that lays out ground rules for the use and acquisition of surveillance gear.
Perhaps it’s time for new ground rules and a new commitment to popular democracy to put them into practice.
So it’s crucial to set plans and ground rules about who will be in the kitchen ahead of time.
Officials have said the smart streetlights program has been shut off while the City Council considers a surveillance ordinance laying ground rules for how such devices can be used.
On that basis, I'd call the Post piece at least a ground-rule double.
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