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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The first known use of lockstep was in 1787
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