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procedure
noun as in process, system for accomplishing something
Strongest matches
action, agenda, conduct, form, measure, method, move, operation, plan, policy, practice, proceeding, program, scheme, step, strategy, transaction
Strong matches
agendum, channels, course, custom, fashion, formula, gimmick, grind, idea, layout, line, maneuver, mode, performance, polity, routine, setup, style
Weak matches
daily grind, game plan, modus operandi, nuts and bolts, red tape, the book, the numbers
Example Sentences
The procedure takes into account staffers' tenure, whether they are veterans, and performance.
If SSA’s...procedures are not followed...that could result in benefits payments not being paid out or delays in payments.
Singapore, the US and Israel in particular have faster procedures.
Despite his experience, the neurosurgeon said he found the procedure stressful "because she was high profile and her career rests on her memory".
The procedure has been in effect since the 1980s, and has covered all 50 states since 1997.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say procedure?
The noun procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Proceeding (usually plural) applies to what goes on or takes place on a given occasion or to the records of the occasion: Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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