standard operating procedure
noun
: established or prescribed methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or in designated situations
called also standing operating procedure
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Gunn will meet Monday with Chesterton and Porter Police officials at Chesterton Town Hall to discuss the standard operating procedure in an attempt to work through outstanding issues.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Milwaukee Police this year did change its standard operating procedure to explicitly prohibit officers from concealing their identity with face masks.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Exploiting the insecurity of networked civilian cameras is, in other words, becoming part of the standard operating procedures of armed forces around the world: A relatively cheap and accessible means of getting eyes on a target hundreds of thousands of miles away.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 6 Mar. 2026
This is definitely not standard operating procedure in the Cactus League.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Milwaukee Police this year did change its standard operating procedure to explicitly prohibit officers from concealing their identity with face masks.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Exploiting the insecurity of networked civilian cameras is, in other words, becoming part of the standard operating procedures of armed forces around the world: A relatively cheap and accessible means of getting eyes on a target hundreds of thousands of miles away.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 6 Mar. 2026
This is definitely not standard operating procedure in the Cactus League.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for standard operating procedure
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“Standard operating procedure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard%20operating%20procedure. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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