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conformity

noun as in compliance

noun as in correspondence, harmony

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Conversations with Republican voters and speeches at the RNC made it clear that their idea of "unity" is conformity.

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There are brain pathways for copying and following others — in the cortex, dopamine system, and pain centers, to motivate conformity and violence.

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“Jesus of Suburbia” rejects suburban conformity, seeking meaning in a world that feels increasingly hostile and bewildering.

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There is no appreciation for literature, music, or visual art that does not serve a narrow, repressive agenda, and the masses confuse conformity with strength.

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UC President Michael V. Drake is expected to draft a systemwide plan to bring all campuses into conformity about how to respond to violations of rules around protest.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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