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Word procedure
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / prəˈsiːdʒə(r) / NAmE / prəˈsiːdʒər /
Example
  • maintenance procedures
  • emergency/safety/disciplinary procedures
  • to follow normal/standard/accepted procedure
  • making a complaint is quite a simple procedure.
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procedure

(noun)BrE / prəˈsiːdʒə(r) / NAmE / prəˈsiːdʒər /
  1. a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way
    • maintenance procedures
    • emergency/safety/disciplinary procedures
    • to follow normal/standard/accepted procedure
    • Making a complaint is quite a simple procedure.
    • The procedure for logging on to the network usually involves a password.
  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
    • to perform a routine surgical procedure

    Extra Examples

    • A straightforward complaints procedure must be established from the outset.
    • All animal procedures were conducted in accordance with the recommendations.
    • An attempt was made to standardize the procedure.
    • Banks began to review their credit procedures.
    • Did you follow the emergency procedure when you heard the alarm?
    • He could no longer perform delicate procedures such as angioplasty.
    • The pilots completed the emergency procedures.
    • There are standard procedures for dismissing staff.
    • This procedure is usually recommended only for children.
    • Women who undergo the procedure may be unable to breastfeed.
    • a formal procedure such as an audit
    • a minor surgical procedure
    • invasive surgical procedures
    • the correct procedure for hiring staff
    • the most popular cosmetic procedure in the nation
    • the strict legal procedures for adoption
    • the use of animals in experimental procedures
    • under a procedure established by legislation
    • Are the necessary emergency procedures and routines in place?
    • He had not been aware of the correct procedure.
    • 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.

    Word Origin

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