Thesaurus results for PROTOCOL

protocol

noun

Definition of protocol

as in etiquette

an accepted way of conducting oneself in a given situation Their behavior was considered a breach of diplomatic protocol.

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as in procedure

a preestablished method of carrying out a task and especially a scientific or medical task The school developed a protocol for the treatment of concussions on the sports field.

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Recent Examples of protocol Medical science, public health, and epidemiologic science are naturally iterative; as evidence deepens, protocols must change. — Ronald Nahass, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 That gradual progression amid a player-like concussion protocol is what Shanahan aimed to achieve. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 The chief culprit was IPMI, the protocol that allows BMCs to operate independently of servers and to perform administrative tasks. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026 Standard protocols require air traffic controllers to pause all other air traffic three minutes before Marine One is set to take off. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for protocol

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Noun

Visitors slip off their shoes, in keeping with regional etiquette.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
However, in-flight cabin etiquette is only one part of what’s bugging travelers this summer.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of etiquette

Noun

Midwives are medically trained to perform many of the same functions and procedures as doctors when women are having babies in low-risk situations.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
The Constitution specifically says that the state should determine the time and date and procedure of elections.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of procedure

Noun

The question for several speakers was not necessarily whether data centers should exist in Marietta, but what rules should govern them.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
New federal rules are creating issues for states The federal rules in question were first proposed last year and were finalized in May.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

Chinese officials condemn American legal hegemony while closely studying the institutions and techniques that sustain it.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
What tends to work a little better on average is when the live-action film is produced as more of a hybrid with the techniques that made the director’s name.

— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of technique

Noun

Sustainability initiatives With the ship redo, Windstar added more energy efficient engines that reduce emissions of nitrous and sulfur oxides Advanced wastewater treatment systems were also installed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Manske had campaigned as a political outsider, urging reforms to the state’s healthcare and election systems, while also calling for a ban on data centers.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of system

Noun

China has been in the midst of an aggressive submarine-building program in recent years.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The new law prohibits drugmakers from restricting the number or types of pharmacies that hospitals and other providers can contract with to dispense medications to their patients through a federal program called the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of program

Noun

The race has been shaped by the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, confrontations that were caught on camera and fueled a backlash to Trump’s immigration policies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Federal policy calls for additional nuclear capacity, including efforts to begin construction of 10 new large reactors by 2030 and increase the maximum operating power of existing reactors.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

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