conformity

noun con·for·mi·ty \ kən-ˈfȯr-mə-tē \

|Updated on: 20 Jun 2018

Examples: conformity in a Sentence

Definition of conformity

plural conformities

1 : correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement

behaved in conformity with her beliefs

2 : an act or instance of conforming

her conformity with the latest fashions

3 : action in accordance with some specified standard or authority

conformity to social custom

conformity with the federal law and state insurance codes

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Examples of conformity in a Sentence

The corporate culture demands a certain conformity of appearance.
the simple lifestyle of the Amish is in conformity with their ascetic religious beliefs

Recent Examples of conformity from the Web

But what matters in an authoritarian nation is conformity.

— kate tuttle, latimes.com, "Hans Asperger's complex Nazi history," 15 June 2018
Unfortunately, these gratuitous actions are emblematic of the prevailing march of progressive conformity in our nation’s universities.

— WSJ, "It’s Past Time for Real College Board Reform," 15 June 2018
There’s a conformity in how your characters express themselves, too.

— tasha robinson, The Verge, "Gattaca director Andrew Niccol on conformity, technology, and his new Netflix film Anon," 3 May 2018
While in the program, his head was shaved to maintain the military conformity.

— sam whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, "2-year forced stay in drug rehab home inspires art exhibition," 16 Jan. 2018
Although seeming somewhat trivial on any other day, the Iranian regime could not be seen to be offering conformity to the USA nor seem the weaker of the two parties, although the governing body's rulings would have provided a suitable excuse.

— SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: 5 Weeks to Go - USA vs Iran, the Most Politically Charged Game in WC History," 21 May 2018
Efforts to curb opioid abuse, regulation changes to senior care facilities amid reports of rampant abuse, conformity to the federal tax overhaul, funding public schools and securing schools are at the forefront of negations.

— Washington Post, "Minnesota lawmakers’ work on long to-do list with time short," 19 May 2018
But West’s self-identification as a free-thinking rebel against conformity pushes him in the opposite direction.

— matthew yglesias, Vox, "4 political science lessons from Kanye West’s embrace of Donald Trump," 3 May 2018
And who would have thought that a bad boy like Kim Kardashian's husband could be the catalyst for an honest discussion about the cooers conformity of thought that the celebrity culture has imposed on all of us?

— Fox News, "Nigel Farage talks Alfie Evans and Britain's medical system," 28 Apr. 2018

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