ground rules

Basic procedures of conduct, as in The press secretary sets the ground rules for all of the President's press conferences. The term comes from baseball, where it refers to specific rules for a particular ballpark, which are based on special conditions such as a very high outfield fence or a field obstruction of some kind. It began to be transferred to more general use in the mid-1900s.

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He referred to the lack of pre-bout meeting between the fighters, referee and coaches to lay down the "ground rules" for the bout.

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“There are going to be some ground rules,” he said.

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In 2023, the Recording Academy laid out ground rules for how music can incorporate artificial intelligence and still be eligible for awards.

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First, the ground rules: you stick to a healthy diet with no cheat meals or alcohol.

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“It’s a church and sanctuary, and we want it to be respected,” she told the audience in Spanish before laying out the ground rules.

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