procedure

1 a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result followed the procedure for replacing the broken part exactly as the owner's manual instructed Synonyms course, operation, process, proceedingRelated Words drill, routine; fashion, form, manner, method, mode, style, system, technique, way; approach, arrangement, blueprint, design, formula, game plan, ground plan, layout, plan, plot, program, project, recipe, scheme, strategy; accomplishment, achievement, attainment, enterprise, performance, undertaking, work; activity, functioning, movement

2 a way of acting or proceeding followed standard procedure for dealing with a consumer complaint Synonyms line, methodology, policy, course, programRelated Words blueprint, design, plan, scheme, strategy; intent, intention, purpose; approach, direction, method, path, pathway, tack