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procedure

[pruh-see-jer] / prəˈsi dʒər /


Usage

What are other ways to say procedure? The noun procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Proceeding (usually plural) applies to what goes on or takes place on a given occasion or to the records of the occasion: Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences.

Example Sentences

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Chris, a retired sheriff clerk, told Ryanair if they did not reopen his wife's claim, he would help her to raise the issue as a simple procedure - the replacement for small claims court.

From BBC

That request was filed under the CERD's early warning and urgent action procedure, which allows it to address urgent matters arising between its regular sessions.

From Barron's

Aleisha Rochester, 33, a bank cashier from Croydon, south London, died two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to remove an abscess from her left armpit.

From BBC

Early last month the Conservatives used a parliamentary procedure known as a humble address to compel the government to release the papers.

From BBC

"Maya has endured multiple emergency brain surgeries, other life-saving medical procedures, and severe infection. Slowly, Maya is stabilizing, but her long-term prognosis is unknown," the statement said.

From Barron's