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conduct

[kon-duhkt, kuhn-duhkt] / ˈkɒn dʌkt, kənˈdʌkt /




VERB
comport oneself
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK


Usage

What are other ways to say conduct? To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

Example Sentences

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The force said the Independent Office for Police Conduct has been informed and concluded the matter would be investigated locally by the Met.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

A declaration on "maritime cooperation" is also expected to emerge from this week's summit, but not the long-sought-after Code of Conduct for the South China Sea.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct is due to previous police contact with the victim prior to Sunday.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Saba noted that such a change to the company’s investment policy would require approval from the U.K.’s financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

At worst, I’d end up on the horns and expelled for Conduct Unbecoming a Member of the Arcanum.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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