handbook
noun
hand·book
ˈhan(d)-ˌbu̇k 
1
a
: a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference : manual
b
: a concise reference book covering a particular subject
2
a
: a bookmaker's book of bets
b
: a place where bookmaking is carried on
Examples of handbook in a Sentence
a handbook of grammar
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The project’s nearly 1,000-page handbook details a conservative agenda, outlining an expansion of presidential power and plans to fire as many as 50,000 government workers to be replaced with conservatives.
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 10 July 2024
For Lebanon high school students handbook policy follows a similar policy and says cellphones should be placed in caddies before each class and should not be used during passing periods either.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2024
The handbook governing how parents and vendors use Arizona's school voucher program will remain unchanged after the Arizona State Board of Education rejected a proposal that would have introduced new limitations.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
The Paris Games' 182-page media handbook contains no mention of COVID-19.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 10 July 2024
For Lebanon high school students handbook policy follows a similar policy and says cellphones should be placed in caddies before each class and should not be used during passing periods either.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2024
The handbook governing how parents and vendors use Arizona's school voucher program will remain unchanged after the Arizona State Board of Education rejected a proposal that would have introduced new limitations.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
The Paris Games' 182-page media handbook contains no mention of COVID-19.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbook. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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