Procedure Follow Making Complaint Simple Correct Standard Noun

• emergency/safety/disciplinary procedures
• making a complaint is quite a simple procedure.
• the school in this case did not follow the correct procedure.
• to follow normal/standard/the proper procedure

procedure

1. a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way
• emergency/safety/disciplinary procedures
• Making a complaint is quite a simple procedure.
• The school in this case did not follow the correct procedure.
• to follow normal/standard/the proper procedure
• To ensure high quality, all products go through rigorous testing procedures.
• The procedure for logging on to the network involves a password.
• Any complaint has to be investigated under our complaints procedure.
• All experiments were performed according to standard procedures.

Extra Examples

• A straightforward complaints procedure must be established from the outset.
• An attempt was made to standardize the procedure.
• Banks began to review their credit procedures.
• The pilots completed the emergency procedures.
• There are standard procedures for dismissing staff.
• If you consult a solicitor, making a will is a simple procedure.
• She explained the procedure for calling a Special General Meeting.
• They found the complex procedures bewildering and confusing.
• This is standard procedure after a suicide attempt.
2. the official or formal order or way of doing something, especially in business, law or politics
• court/legal/parliamentary procedure
3. a medical operation
• a routine surgical procedure
• to perform/undergo a procedure

Extra Examples

• He could no longer perform delicate procedures such as angioplasty.
• Women who undergo the procedure may be unable to breastfeed.
• invasive surgical procedures
• the most popular cosmetic procedure in the nation

Word Origin

• late 16th cent.: from French procédure, from procéder, from Latin procedere, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’.