lodestar
noun [S] /ˈləʊd.stɑːr/
/ˈloʊd.stɑːr/ Definition
› a star, especially the Pole Star, used to help find directionNavigation and shipwrecksStars and constellations › literary an example or principle that people want to follow: The party manifesto is no longer the lodestar it used to be.Samples and examples
(Definition of lodestar noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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