Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To direct the course of; manage or control.
- intransitive verb To lead or guide.
- intransitive verb Music To direct the performance of (an orchestra or chorus, for example).
- intransitive verb To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit.
- intransitive verb To comport (oneself) in a specified way.
- intransitive verb To act as a director or conductor.
- intransitive verb To show the way; lead.
- noun The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics.
- noun The act of directing or controlling; management.
- noun Obsolete A guide; an escort.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The arrangement and composition of a picture.
- To accompany and show the way to; guide; escort; lead.
- To direct; act as leader of.
- As a director of a musical performance. See conductor, 4.
- To direct the course of; manage; carry on: as, he conducted his affairs with prudence.
- Reflexively, to direct the action or conduct of; behave: as, he conducted himself nobly.
- In physics, to carry, convey, transmit, or propagate: as, metal conducts heat better than wood.
- In physics, to carry, convey, transmit, or propagate motion or energy; especially, to transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.
- To act as musical conductor.
- To behave: used without the reflexive pronoun.
- noun The act of guiding or leading; guidance; escort.
- noun The act of directing or controlling; management; administration.
- noun A drawing out or development, as of the action of a poem or the plot of a drama or a novel.
- noun Skilful management or administration; good generalship; tact and dexterity in affairs; address.
- noun Personal behavior or practice; way of acting generally or on a particular occasion; course of action; deportment: as, laudable conduct; evil conduct.
- noun . A conductor, guard, or convoy; an escort.
- noun A passport. See
safe-conduct . - noun That which conveys or carries; a channel; a conduit.
- noun A tax levied by Charles I. of England for the purpose of paying the traveling-expenses of his soldiers. Also
conduct-money . Seecoat-money . - Hired; employed: as, “conduct prestis,”
- noun The title of two clergymen appointed to read prayers at Eton College, England; a conductus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
- intransitive verb United States To conduct one's self; to behave.
- noun The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.
- noun Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
- noun Archaic Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
- noun obsolete That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.
- noun The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
- noun Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
- noun (Naut.) a portion of a seaman's wages retained till the end of his engagement, and paid over only if his conduct has been satisfactory.
- transitive verb To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.
- transitive verb To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on.
- transitive verb To behave; -- with the reflexive.
- transitive verb (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.
- transitive verb (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act or method of controlling or directing
- noun Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
- noun The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
- noun of a literary work Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
- verb archaic, transitive To lead, or guide; to escort.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"We should expand military dialogue and exchanges, conduct and institutionalize cooperation\'\ 'and pursue a" code of conduct\'\ 'regarding territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: China Seeks Stronger Defense Ties With Its Neighbors 2006
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East, -- that truly noble, liberal, and charitable principle, "Do as you would be done by," influences the conduct of the better educated muselmen who have had long intercourse and negociations with Christians; and they do not fail to retort it upon us, whenever _our conduct_ deviates from it.
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa Abd Salam Shabeeny
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In this letter the Baron stated _fairly and moderately but without palliation_ in what light M. Bresson's conduct must necessarily appear _in London_, and what very naturally and most probably _must be the political consequences of such conduct_.
The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol 2 (of 3), 1844-1853 A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Queen of Great Britain Victoria 1860
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The notion that a law prohibiting certain conduct violates the equal protection rights of the class that wishes to engage in that conduct is ridiculous.
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That defense bars conviction “when, acting with actual or apparent authority, a government official affirmatively assures the defendant that certain conduct is legal and the defendant reasonably believes that official.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » At Least a Dozen Flag Desecration Prosecutions in the U.S. Since 1992 2010
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Let me repeat what I have just said: The MCA continues to recognize that certain conduct is illegal, but attempts to eliminate all judicial remedies for such violations.
Balkinization 2006
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As for the contention that this conduct is already illegal, good luck prosecuting it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Big First Amendment win in United States v. Stevens 2010
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And if the evidence for charges relating to his hostile acts indicates that he was acting in self-defense, then his conduct is as justifiable as would be an assault on a police officer who commits an unprovoked attack on a person.
Balkinization 2007
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And if the evidence for charges relating to his hostile acts indicates that he was acting in self-defense, then his conduct is as justifiable as would be an assault on a police officer who commits an unprovoked attack on a person.
Balkinization 2007
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And if the evidence for charges relating to his hostile acts indicates that he was acting in self-defense, then his conduct is as justifiable as would be an assault on a police officer who commits an unprovoked attack on a person.
Balkinization 2007
oroboros commented on the word conduct
Accent the first syllable: behavior; accent the second syllable: lead.
August 25, 2007