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con·duct (kän′dukt′, -dəkt; for v. kən dukt′)

noun

  1. Rare the act of leading; guidance
  2. the process or way of managing or directing; management; handling
  3. the way that one acts; behavior; deportment
  4. Obsolete an escort; convoy

Etymology: < L conductus, pp. of conducere: see conduce

transitive verb

  1. to show the way to; lead; guide; escort
  2. to manage, control, or direct
  3. to be the leader of; direct (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
  4. to behave (oneself)
  5. to be able to transmit or carry; convey iron conducts electricity

intransitive verb

  1. to be or mark the way; lead
  2. to act as a conductor

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conduct Synonyms

conduct

n.

  1. Behavior

    deportment, demeanor, manner; see behavior 1.

  2. Management

    guidance, regulation, government, care, charge, direction, treatment, carrying on, transaction, superintendence, oversight, posture, control, handling, wielding, rule, manipulation, strategy, policy, execution, tactics, supervision, regimen, plan, organization; see also administration 1.


conduct

v.

  1. To guide

    escort, convoy, attend, show the way; see accompany 1, lead 1.

  2. To manage

    administer, handle, carry on, direct; see manage 1.

  3. To transmit

    convey, carry, pass on, transfer; see carry 1, 2, send 1, 2, 4. See syn. study at manage.


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conduct Usage Examples

Object

  • survey: We may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys or contests.

Preposition: on

  • behalf: Source: Employe Research conducted on behalf of Norwich Union Healthcare, 2001.

Subject

  • marketfacts: Conducted by marketfacts additional sources of katrina relief efforts.

Adjective modifier

  • unbecoming: In unbecoming conduct down in a of all what.

Converse of object

  • govern: Q Why does the CIA need an exemption from rules that would govern the conduct of our military in interrogation practices?

Preposition: in

  • accordance: Reviews must be conducted in accordance with Code C of PACE.

Preposition: of

  • proceeding: We do not, and will not, participate in the administration or conduct of any proceeding before an Administrative Panel.

Preposition: under

  • auspice: This will be the first occasion when the competition is conducted under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Philosophiques ( FISP ).

Preposition: by

  • marketfacts: Conducted by marketfacts additional sources of katrina relief efforts.
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conduct quotes

Conduct is three-fourths of our life and its largest concern.

-Arnold, Matthew

But if marriage be such a blessed state, how comes it, may you say, that there are so few happy marriages? Now in answer to this, is it not to be wondered that so few succeed, we should rather be surprized to find so manydo, considering how imprudently menengage, the motive they act by, and the very strange conduct they observe throughout.

-Astell, Mary

When a public man lays his hand on his heart and declares that his conduct needs no apology, the audience hastens to put up its umbrellas against the particularly severe downpour of apologies in store for it. I won't give the customary warning. My conduct shrieks aloud for apology, and you are in for a thorough drenching.

-Beerbohm, Sir (Henry) Max(imilian)

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