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1. Giving advice
   "an advisory memorandum";
   - consultative, consultatory, consultive
    
2. Able to give recommendations but having no power to enforce them
   "The advisory committee could only offer advice, but since that was almost always accepted they had real power"

1. An announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
   "a frost advisory"

Derived forms: advisories

See also: informative, informatory

Type of: announcement, promulgation

Encyclopedia: Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service