as in etiquette
socially acceptable behavior
high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera
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Recent Examples of decorum
Monday’s meeting was not the first time the council chamber was cleared for a recess due to ongoing disruptions and resistance to Clark’s decorum rules.
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
That said, city officials are empowered to take steps to preserve decorum in the chamber and impose time limits on speakers.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
There is a decorum required, a sense of the devotional, a congregation eager for the awe of the divine.
—Kholood Eid, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The sea goat is demure and responsible and maintains decorum under pressure.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
That said, city officials are empowered to take steps to preserve decorum in the chamber and impose time limits on speakers.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
There is a decorum required, a sense of the devotional, a congregation eager for the awe of the divine.
—Kholood Eid, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The sea goat is demure and responsible and maintains decorum under pressure.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
Noun
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The dispute between the two golfers was captured on video and appeared to be a matter of golf etiquette.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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The latest rules of tipping etiquette include 18 to 20% for services that require a fair amount of effort — waiting tables, delivering food, styling hair, babysitting and driving a rideshare or taxi, for example.—
Katie Kelton,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Because Sterling exudes decency as a human being, and this character is so hard and quiet and [an] old-school action hero.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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There is no procedure that supersedes basic decency.—
Daryl Campbell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Questions of spectacle and propriety circled the Mütter even then, but Worden’s ample charisma, her confidence in the validity of her own fascination, seemed largely able to keep them at bay.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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But the courts have not yet had an opportunity to weigh in on the question raised by Bonta about the propriety of congress invoking the CRA to revoke such a waiver.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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