conduct

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The act or method of controlling or directing.

   • There are other restrictions imposed upon the conduct of war, not by the law of nature primarily, but by the laws of war first, and by the law of nature as seconding and ratifying the laws of war.
   • the conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs, its policy, and its laws, are for more uncertain
2. 2

   Skillful guidance or management.

   • If thou wilt ſtay with me renowmed man, / And lead thy thouſand horſe with my conduct, / Beſides thy ſhare of this Egyptian prize, / Thoſe thouſand horſe shall ſweat with martiall ſpoyle / Of conquered kingdomes, and of Cities ſackt, […]
   • 1722 (first printed) Edmund Waller, Poems, &c. written upon several occasions, and to several persons Conduct of armies is a prince's art.
   • […] attacked the Spaniards […] with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed.
3. 3

   Behaviour

   Behaviour; the manner of behaving.

   • Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
   • All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury.
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   1. 4

      Plot.

      • The book of Job, indeed, in conduct and diction, bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas.
   2. 5

      Convoy

      Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.

      • I will be your conduct.
      • In my conduct shall your ladies come.
   3. 6

      Something which carries or conveys anything

      Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.

      • although thou hast been conduct of my chame
   4. 7

      A priest hired to hold services without secure title

      A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.

      • Cory in 1722 obtained a licence of non-residence from Bishop Fleetwood, his patron, he being at that time one of the conducts, or chaplains, of King’s College.
      • The Rev Charles Mitchell-Innes, Conduct of Eton College, officiated, assisted by Mr Ralph Allwood, Precentor.
   5. 8

      To lead, or guide

      To lead, or guide; to escort.

      • I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe.
   6. 9

      To lead

      To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)

      • The commander conducted thousands of troops.
      • to conduct the affairs of a kingdom
      • the Turks, however efficient they may have been in field operations, had little skill as engineers, and no acquaintance with the true principles of conducting a siege
   7. 10

      To behave.

      • He conducted himself well.
   8. 11

      To serve as a medium for conveying

      To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)

      • Water and many other liquids do not conduct heat well. Wildland fuels in general, wood, and wood products conduct heat slowly, and so do soil and rocks.
      • The metal easily conducts electricity and doesn't rust in water, properties that have made it valuable in uses from household plumbing and electric wiring
   9. 12

      To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

      • For a while, Walter Pohlmann, a well-known German conductor, conducted the orchestra in Compound 3. Later, Willi Mets, who had conducted the world-renowned Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Compound 3 orchestra.
   10. 13

       To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.)

       To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

   11. 14

       To carry out (something organized)

       • The world's largest surveyor of deepwater oil fields won a contract to conduct a survey of the French Gulf of Lion to map sand reserves.

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