Meaning of conduct In English

• 0 to organize and perform a particular activity:

  • We are conducting a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service.

  • The experiments were conducted by scientists in New York.

  • How you choose to conduct your private life is your own business!

• 1 to behave in a particular way, especially in a public or formal situation, or to organize the way in which you live in a particular way:

  • How should I conduct myself at these dinners? I know nothing about etiquette.

• 2 to lead someone to a particular place:

  • May I conduct you to your table, sir, or would you prefer to have a drink at the bar first?

  • The protesters were conducted from the courtroom by two police officers.

  • A guide conducts tours of the cathedral every afternoon at 2.00.

  • a conducted tour of the palace

• 3 to direct the performance of musicians or a piece of music:

  • The orchestra was conducted by Mira Shapur.

  • Who's conducting at tonight's concert?

• 4 to allow electricity or heat to go through:

  • Copper conducts electricity, but plastic does not.

• 5 behaviour:

  • bad/excellent/disgraceful conduct

  • The club has a strict code (= set of rules) of conduct.

• 6 the way in which an activity is organized and performed:

  • He was criticized for his conduct of the inquiry.

• 7 to organize and direct a particular activity:

  • The experiments were conducted by leading scientists.

  • The usher conducted us to our seats.

• 8 to direct the performance of musicians or a piece of music:

  • [ T ] The orchestra was conducted by Thomas.

• 9 to cause yourself to behave in a particular or controlled manner:

  • I won’t tell them how to conduct their lives.

• 10 to allow electricity or heat to flow through

• 11 behavior:

  • His conduct at the meeting was inappropriate.

• 12 to do something, or make something happen:

  • We seek to conduct business in an ethical manner.

  • Staff meetings were conducted in various locations.

  • In February, he resigned from the board after regulators barred him from conducting securities transactions for four months.

• 13 to organize a particular activity in order to find out or prove facts:

  • conduct a poll/study/survey They conducted a survey to find out what type of technical support customers might want.

  • Much of what is known about career management systems is based on the research conducted in western countries.

  • Tests conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday showed asbestos in unacceptable levels in soil and debris at the site.

• 14 to behave in a particular way:

  • We expect members of our industry to conduct themselves with the highest levels of integrity.

• 15 the way in which a business or an activity is organized:

  • The report asks many questions about the day-to-day conduct of the industry's affairs.

  • All registered brokers or dealers that use computers in the conduct of their business are subject to the requirements of this rule.

• 16 the particular way in which someone behaves:

  • The report found that his treatment of his staff was "inconsistent with the high standard of conduct expected of senior executives".

  • The coalition adopted a voluntary code of ethics and standards for business conduct.