Procedure
Procedure noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.
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Synonyms for Procedure
Nearby Word: procedural
Rule
Rule noun - (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems.
Usage example: he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs
Procedure is a synonym for rule in custom topic. Sometimes you can use "Procedure" instead a noun "Rule", if it concerns topics such as method.
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How words are described
| special | special procedure | special rule |
| particular | particular procedure | particular rule |
| similar | similar procedure | similar rule |
| normal | normal procedure | normal rule |
| Other adjectives: usual, common, specific, set, complete, standard, legal, simple, popular, actual, real, important, new, accepted, final, military, imperial, official, basic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In his passionate defense of Earl Williams throughout Season 4, he bends and sometimes breaks just about every rule of courtroom procedure.
Source: Courtroom Antic -
They also note that offering to rule together is considered standard procedure for a Maou (one of the manga adaptions shows a picture of the Dragonlord with a Censor Box over his eyes during this explanation), and lampshade how a real hero would never accept such an offer.
Source: We Can Rule Together -
Extremely talented but mostly crazy, their general rule of thumb seems to be that "standard procedure" is a good Plan B.
Source: Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
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