Drill
Drill noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.
Usage example: shuttling the kids between extracurricular activities is all part of the suburban drill
Policy and drill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Policy" instead a noun "Drill".
Policy
Policy noun - A way of acting or proceeding.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Having been raised by the League of Assassins his whole life, adjusting to life as part of the Batfamily was rather difficult, especially trying to drill in the Thou Shalt Not Kill policy.
Source: No Social Skills
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