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lockstep

noun, often attributive lock·step \ ˈläk-ˌstep \
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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

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  1. followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street

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First Known Use of lockstep

1787

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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LOCKSTEP Defined for English Language Learners

lockstep

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Definition of lockstep for English Language Learners

  • : a way of marching in which people follow each other very closely

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