conduct

1. 1

   The act or method of controlling or directing.countableuncountable

   • 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.countableuncountable

   • 1722 (first printed) Edmund Waller, Poems, &c. written upon several occasions, and to several persons Conduct of armies is a prince's art.
3. 3

   Behaviour; the manner of behaving.countableuncountable

   • Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
4. 4

   Plot.countableuncountable

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

   Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.countableobsoleteuncountable

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

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

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

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

   • 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.

syn. abear · abearance · bearing · behavior · carriage · comportment · conduct · deportment · demeanor · guise · haviour · manner

1. 1

   To lead, or guide; to escort.archaictransitive

   • I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe.
2. 2

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

   • The commander conducted thousands of troops.
   • to conduct the affairs of a kingdom
3. 3

   To behave.reflexivetransitive

   • He conducted himself well.
4. 4

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

   • 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
5. 5

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

   • 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.
6. 6

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

7. 7

   To carry out (something organized)transitive

   • 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.