# conduct

Pronunciation: say "KON-dukt" US /ˈkɑndʌkt/, UK /ˈkɒndʌkt/

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-DUKT" /kənˈdʌkt/

1. To carry out something organized, such as a survey, meeting, or investigation.
   - Simple: To do or run something that has been planned, like a meeting or a test.
   - _Researchers conduct interviews to gather data for the study._
   - _The committee will conduct a review of the new policy._
3. To direct an orchestra or other group of musicians during a performance.
   - Simple: To lead a group of musicians as they play or sing.
   - _He conducted the symphony with remarkable energy._
   - _When the music director fell ill, the young assistant was asked to conduct the orchestra at only a few hours' notice._
4. To lead, direct, or take charge of people or tasks.
   - Simple: To lead or be in charge of a group of people or a job.
   - _With the mayor away, the deputy mayor was left to conduct the city's affairs, from the budget to the emergency crews._
   - _The director conducts the daily operations of the firm._
5. To allow heat, electricity, sound, or a similar form of energy to pass through or along it; to act as a conductor.
   - Simple: To let heat, electricity, sound, or other energy pass through, as metal does.
   - _Copper and silver conduct electricity more efficiently than most metals._
   - _These tiles conduct heat from the warm floor to your feet._
7. To behave or carry oneself, especially in a particular manner.
   - Simple: To behave yourself in a certain way.
   - _Diplomats must conduct themselves with tact during negotiations._
   - _She conducted herself with grace throughout the trial._
8. To lead, guide, or escort someone to a place.
   - Simple: To lead or take someone to a place.
   - _The usher conducted the guests to their seats._
   - _Footmen conduct visitors through the great hall._

## Noun

2. The manner in which a person behaves; behavior.
   - Simple: The way a person behaves or acts toward others.
   - _Her conduct during the trial impressed even the opposing lawyers._
   - _The company has a strict code that governs employee conduct._
6. The way in which something, such as a war, a campaign, or a business, is managed or directed.
   - Simple: The way someone runs or manages something, such as a war or a business.
   - _The conduct of the war was widely criticized._
   - _Critics in Congress questioned the general's conduct of the war after a string of costly defeats._

## Noun

9. An escort or convoy; a person who accompanies another for protection. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A guard or guide who travels with someone to keep them safe.
10. Something that carries or conveys; a channel, conduit, or instrument. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Something, such as a pipe or channel, that carries or passes something on.
11. In a literary work, the plot: the action or storyline that the work follows. *(rare)*
   - Simple: What happens in a story, play, or poem, and in what order.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A priest with no permanent appointment who is paid to lead church services, or, in modern use, a chaplain at certain colleges.

## Origin

Latin condūcō ('bring together') had the perfect passive participle conductus, and in Late Latin conductus came to mean 'defense, escort'; that is where the English word comes from. Conduit is its doublet.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/conduct (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).