Lockstep Definition
lŏkstĕp
lock step
noun
A way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely.
Webster's New World
A standardized procedure that is closely, often mindlessly followed.
American Heritage
A condition or relationship in which one rigidly conforms to the actions of another.
Interest rates in lockstep with inflation.
Webster's New World
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
Wiktionary
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
Wiktionary
adjective
Inflexibly conforming or conformist.
Lockstep adherence to party ideology.
Webster's New World
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