Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A way of marching in which the marchers follow each other as closely as possible.
- noun A standardized procedure that is closely, often mindlessly followed.
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- noun military A
step whereby thetoe of one man is brought very close to theheel of the man in front. - noun figuratively Close connection,
unison , rigidsynchronization . - noun An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly
- noun a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead
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Examples
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Marching in lockstep is the name of the game for some conservatives.
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The Rethugs vote in lockstep, which is all but impossible for the Dems given their diversity of interest groups.
Matthew Yglesias » Do House Democrats Realize They Already Voted for Health Care Reform? 2010
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It's so fun to watch them beat up on their own people when they don't fall in lockstep with the Party.
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I agree completely but republicans have been carrying the conservative banner while betraying it since, well Nixon and the conservatives have supported them in lockstep until recently and I mean real recently.
Think Progress » Bachmann’s Latest Whopper: ‘The Federal Government Literally Owns Banks’ 2010
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They claim not to vote in lockstep with each other, but Dumbocrats like VP Biden and Sec of State Clinton did a good job of voting in lockstep with George Bush when they voted for the war in Iraq. johnnie
Even with Franken, breaking up (a filibuster) is hard to do 2009
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The Republican party scares me, They go after anyone who doesn't walk in lockstep with them.
First on the Ticker: Graham censured again by county party in S.C. 2010
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You march in lockstep if it makes you feel better.
Think Progress » Sarah Palin calls global warming studies ‘snake oil science.’ 2010
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Lanny Davis, Rahm Emanuel, Evan Bayh and the DLC just to name a few, who believed that Democrats have to walk in lockstep with not only a neocon agenda but a corporatist Wall Street welfare authority agenda.
Think Progress » Pence ‘Considering’ Challenging Evan Bayh As Bayh Attacks The ‘Left’ 2010
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For a year and a half, they have marched in lockstep, with arms linked, against anything and everything.
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That McGowan might not march in lockstep with other Democrats in Washington isn't exactly a surprise: He told CNN in October that he was once registered as a Republican and voted for Lindsey Graham in last year's Senate election.
Democratic Senate hopeful takes hard line on Obama agenda 2009
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