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UK
/lˈəʊdstɑː/
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[ US /ˈɫoʊdˌstɑɹ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫoʊdˌstɑɹ/ ]
NOUN
- guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
- something that serves as a model or guide
How To Use lodestar In A Sentence
- To believe that Obama is a socialist merely assumes his continued commitment to a world he has long described as his lodestar. Radical-In-Chief
- Down-sizing, delayering, outsourcing and reengineering haunt the suburbs as well as the inner cities, mocking the commitments and hollowing out the institutions which were once the lodestars of the salariat. Archive 2009-08-01
- Are we losing our lodestar, which is the Bill of Rights? Easter Lemming Liberal News
- His theological lodestar is Augustine, not Thomas Aquinas. Letters to the Editor
- North Korean state media had used the term "lodestar" in reference to Kim Jong Il, as well as for the name of long-range rockets the country tested in 1998 and 2009, the NYT reports. North Korea To Punish Mourners Who Were Insincere
- On September 11th, 2010, I was vegging out in my living room for a few minutes, taking a break from the sad memories of the day and the intensity of my Lodestarre trilogy when, in a sudden burst of inspiration, I grabbed my pad and pen and wrote a silly little ghost story/murder mystery in thirteen pages. Pamela Glasner: The Calicoon, Diary of a Novice Film Maker: Part One
- The central bank would have to distribute new notes and coins fast. It would also have to set interest rates, and would need a lodestar, probably an inflation target, to guide it.
- Remember our nation's lodestar is a better future. Hal Donahue: "Capitalists" Didn't Build America; We Did
- North Korean state media had used the term "lodestar" in reference to Kim Jong Il, as well as for the name of long-range rockets the country tested in 1998 and 2009, the NYT reports. North Korea To Punish Mourners Who Were Insincere
- Lauren riffed on his twin lodestars, topnotch tailoring and drop dead evening wear. Times, Sunday Times