Conduct Meaning and Definition

Word: Conduct

How to pronounce: ˈkɔndʌkt

Noun

Definitions:

1. The manner in which a person behaves, especially on a particular occasion or in a particular context.

Example sentences: "The conduct of the police during the riot"

2. The action or manner of managing an activity or organization.

Example sentences: "His conduct of the campaign"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Organize and carry out.

Example sentences: "In the second trial he conducted his own defense"

2. Lead or guide (someone) to or around a particular place.

Example sentences: "He conducted us through his personal gallery of the Civil War"

3. Transmit (a form of energy such as heat or electricity) by conduction.

Example sentences: "Heat is conducted to the surface"

4. Direct the performance of (a piece of music or a musical ensemble)

Example sentences: "My first attempt to conduct a great work"

5. Behave in a specified way.

Example sentences: "He conducted himself with the utmost propriety"

Synonyms:

behaviour

behavior

demeanour

perform

implement

show

carry

pursue

tend

keep

carry on

demeanor

maintain

lead

behave

operate

comport

take

convey

give

transmit

orchestrate

manage

oversee

supervise

accompany

act

doings

charge

address

transfer

transact

administer

steer

govern

administrate

handle

performing

management

deal

administration

running

operation

control

escort

undertaking

execution

preside

direct

action

actions

guide

guidance

stewardship

direction

pilot

usher

Antonyms:

misconduct

misbehavior

misbehaviour

wrongdoing

Derivations:

conduction

conductor

conductivity

conductance

conducting

conductive

conducted

conduced

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Conduct in Other Languages...

Spanish: Conducta

German: Verhalten

French: Effectuer

Italian: Condotta

Turkish: Yapmak