I.
noun
1 way of behaving
ADJECTIVE
▪ good
▪
The prisoner was released early for good ~.
▪ discreditable ( BrE ), disgraceful , immoral , improper , inappropriate , unethical , ungentlemanly ( BrE ), unprofessional , unseemly ( esp. BrE )
▪ aggressive ( esp. BrE ), violent
▪ criminal , disorderly , fraudulent ( law , esp. BrE ), illegal , negligent , unlawful , wrongful
▪
He was arrested for disorderly ~.
▪ unsporting ( BrE ), unsportsmanlike ( esp. AmE )
▪ homosexual , sexual
▪ personal
▪ business , professional
▪
The business ~ of this bank will be subject to UK rules.
▪
Our organization sets high standards of professional ~.
▪ police
▪ human , moral
▪
It is tempting to think of morality as a guide to human ~.
VERB + CONDUCT
▪ engage in
▪
The committee concluded that the senators had engaged in improper ~.
▪ govern , regulate
▪
rules governing police ~
▪ explain
▪
The police chief was asked to explain his ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ by
▪
The violent ~ by the strikers was condemned.
▪ ~ towards/toward
▪
her ~ towards/toward her husband
PHRASES
▪ a code of ~ , rules of ~ , standards of ~
2 management of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ proper
▪
The elders were responsible for the proper ~ of community life.
▪ day-to-day
▪
the day-to-day ~ of the business of the company
II.
verb
1 organize sth/carry sth out
ADVERB
▪ independently , separately
▪
Education was ~ed separately for males and females.
▪ jointly , simultaneously
▪
a survey ~ed jointly by two teams of researchers
▪ personally
▪ properly
▪ successfully
▪ regularly , routinely
▪
We regularly ~ safety inspections.
▪ online
▪
Today, 50% of opinion polls are ~ed online.
2 ( formal ) conduct yourself behave
ADVERB
▪ honourably/honorably , well , with dignity
▪
She ~s herself with great dignity.
PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪
He always ~ed himself as a gentleman.
▪ in
▪
They have ~ed themselves in a very professional manner.
3 heat/electricity
ADVERB
▪ well
▪
a substance which ~s electricity well
Conduct is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ researcher
Conduct is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ activity , ↑ affair , ↑ analysis , ↑ assault , ↑ assessment , ↑ auction , ↑ autopsy , ↑ band , ↑ blitz , ↑ business , ↑ campaign , ↑ census , ↑ ceremony , ↑ check , ↑ choir , ↑ class , ↑ concerto , ↑ current , ↑ defence , ↑ demonstration , ↑ diplomacy , ↑ election , ↑ electricity , ↑ enquiry , ↑ espionage , ↑ evaluation , ↑ examination , ↑ excavation , ↑ exercise , ↑ experiment , ↑ fieldwork , ↑ funeral , ↑ hearing , ↑ heat , ↑ inquest , ↑ inspection , ↑ interrogation , ↑ interview , ↑ inventory , ↑ investigation , ↑ litigation , ↑ manoeuvre , ↑ meeting , ↑ mission , ↑ negotiation , ↑ operation , ↑ orchestra , ↑ patrol , ↑ poll , ↑ post-mortem , ↑ premiere , ↑ procedure , ↑ programme , ↑ raid , ↑ reconnaissance , ↑ referendum , ↑ registration , ↑ rehearsal , ↑ research , ↑ review , ↑ ritual , ↑ search , ↑ seminar , ↑ simulation , ↑ study , ↑ surveillance , ↑ survey , ↑ symphony , ↑ talk , ↑ test , ↑ tour , ↑ trade , ↑ transaction , ↑ trial , ↑ vendetta , ↑ visit , ↑ warfare , ↑ wedding , ↑ work , ↑ workshop , ↑ worship