recommendation

recommendation
rec|om|men|da|tion
W3 [ˌrekəmenˈdeıʃən] n
1.)
official advice given to someone, especially about what to do
▪ We will review the case and make a recommendation to the client.
recommendation for
▪ recommendations for school reform
recommendation of
▪ the main recommendations of the report
recommendation that
▪ We are making no recommendation that children should use Standard English.
recommendation to do sth
▪ a recommendation to replace the existing system
2.) [U]
a suggestion to someone that they should choose a particular thing or person that you think is very good
on sb's recommendation
▪ Academic staff are appointed on the recommendation of a committee.
3.) also letter of recommendation
especially AmE a formal letter or statement saying that someone would be a suitable person to do a job, take a course of study etc
▪ Try to get letters of recommendation from bosses and colleagues.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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