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• n  correspondence in form or appearance
• n  acting according to certain accepted standards
  their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices
• n  orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
• n  concurrence of opinion
• n  hardened conventionality

• Psychologists believe they may have been guided by a strong moral compass and past experiences with conformity.
• Consumerism is no longer about "conformity" but about "difference.
• A psychologist and well-known researcher of twins decries conformity in scientific culture.

• conformance
• conformation
• compliance
• abidance
• conformism
• accord
• accordance
• ossification

• nonconformity
• noncompliance
• nonconformism

News & Articles

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• IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP) Establishes Synchrophasor Conformity Assessment Steering Committee
  The IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP), in collaboration with key stakeholders and subject matter experts from the Power Systems community, today announced the formation of the ICAP Synchrophasor Conformity Assessment Steering Committee (SCASC). A key initiative of the SCASC is the development and delivery of a consensus-based testing and certification program for Phasor Measurement Units ...
  June 14, 2013 - ECOnline

Quotes

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• John Howard in Washington Post
  It's pretty obvious to me that the players and the body wanted to act in conformity with public opinion but in the end, not surprisingly, they wanted a situation where the decision was taken by the government and not the players,Howard said....
• Christine Lagarde in Leading The Charge
  Lagarde said Societe Generale's management of the transactions was "in conformity with the existing regulations."
• John F Kennedy in Plainview Daily Herald
  In an era when "alikeness" was prized, Kennedy said, "Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth." "We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes." "Let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking...