lockstep
playSimple Definition of lockstep
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: a way of marching in which people follow each other very closely
Full Definition of lockstep
1 : a mode of marching in step by a body of persons going one after another as closely as possible
2 : a standard method or procedure that is mindlessly adhered to or that minimizes individuality
in lockstep
: in perfect or rigid often mindless conformity or unison <politicians marching in lockstep with the party line>
Examples of lockstep in a sentence
<followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street>
Circa 1802
First Known Use of lockstep
circa 1802
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