rec ‧ om ‧ men ‧ da ‧ tion S3 W3 /ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [countable] 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 something
a recommendation to replace the existing system
2 . [uncountable] 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 . [countable] ( also letter of recommendation ) especially American English 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.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ make a recommendation
The inspectors will make their recommendations to the Environment Secretary.
▪ accept a recommendation
The President accepted the report’s recommendations.
▪ approve/adopt a recommendation
The council approved the committee’s recommendation.
▪ implement recommendations
We will implement the recommendations of the Woolf Report to improve prison conditions.
■ adjectives
▪ the main recommendation
One of the main recommendations in the report is more parental involvement in education.
▪ specific/detailed recommendations
We made a large number of specific recommendations for improving women’s mental health.
▪ a clear recommendation
The report offered no clear recommendations or policy guidelines.