Conformity definition
Conformity to university regulations.
I acted in conformity with my principles.
A school's policy of having all students wear the same uniform is an example of conformity.
Dressing formally to go to your job at the bank is an example of conformity.
How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself. - Kenneth Tynan.
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Noun
Origin of conformity
- From Middle French conformité
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