conduct

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noun

The definition of conduct means a person's behavior.
An example of conduct is the following of all the rules at a school.

verb

Conduct means to direct, particularly a meeting or a group of musicians.
1. An example of conduct is to lead a meeting.
2. An example of conduct is to lead an orchestra.

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conduct

Rare the act of leading; guidance
the process or way of managing or directing; management; handling
the way that one acts; behavior; deportment
Obs. an escort; convoy

Origin of conduct

from Classical Latin conductus, past participle of conducere: see conduce

to show the way to; lead; guide; escort
to manage, control, or direct
to be the leader of; direct (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to behave or direct (oneself) in a specified way
to be able to transmit or carry; convey: iron conducts electricity

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

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conduct

verb

con·duct·ed, con·duct·ing, con·ducts

verb

transitive

To direct the course of; manage or control: a police officer who conducts traffic; a scientist who conducts experiments.
To lead or guide: conducted the tourists through the museum.
Music To direct the performance of (an orchestra or chorus, for example).
To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit: Some metals conduct heat.
To comport (oneself) in a specified way: The students conducted themselves with dignity throughout the ceremony.

verb

intransitive

To act as a director or conductor.
To show the way; lead.

noun

The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics.
The act of directing or controlling; management.
Obsolete A guide; an escort.

Origin of conduct

Middle English conducten from Latin condūcere conduct- to lead together ; see conduce .

Related Forms:

con·duct′i·bil′i·ty
noun

con·duct′i·ble
adjective

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conduct

conduct direct manage control steer ¹

These verbs mean to exercise direction over an activity: Conduct can apply to the guidance, authority, and responsibility of a single person: The chairperson conducted the hearing. It can also refer to the coordinated actions of a group: The elections were conducted fairly. Direct stresses regulation to assure proper planning and implementation: The seasoned politician directed a brilliant political campaign. Manage suggests the manipulation of a person, a group, or, often, a complex organization: It takes skill to manage a hotel. Control stresses regulation through restraint and also connotes domination: Our vice-president controls the firm's personnel policies. Steer suggests guidance that controls direction or course: I deftly steered the conversation away from politics.

See Also Synonyms at accompany, behavior.

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Noun

(uncountable)

The act or method of controlling or directing
Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
Conduct of armies is a prince's art. - Edmund Waller.
The manner of guiding or carrying oneself; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
(of a literary work) Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
Shakespeare
In my conduct shall your ladies come.
That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present conducts, present participle conducting, simple past and past participle conducted)

(archaic) To lead, or guide; to escort.
To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on.
to conduct the affairs of a kingdom
(reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.
He conducted himself well.
To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.
(music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
(intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
To carry out (something organized)

Origin

From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce and conduit.

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