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Conformity

adj.

orthodox

Meaning: conventional, conforming to established protocol

Usage: The company’s profits dwindled because the management pursued orthodox business policies that were incompatible with new industrial trends.

adj.

punctilious

Meaning: eager to follow rules or conventions

Usage: Punctilious Bobby, hall monitor extraordinaire, insisted that his peers follow the rules.

n.

conformist

Meaning: one who behaves the same as others

Usage: Julian was such a conformist that he had to wait and see if his friends would do something before he would commit.