/ prəˈsiːdʒə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , U ] procedure (for sth) a way of doing sth, especially the usual or correct way :
maintenance procedures
emergency / safety / disciplinary procedures
to follow normal / standard / accepted procedure
Making a complaint is quite a simple procedure.
2.
[ U ] the official or formal order or way of doing sth, especially in business, law or politics :
court / legal / parliamentary procedure
3.
[ C ] ( medical ) a medical operation :
to perform a routine surgical procedure
► pro·ced·ural / prəˈsiːdʒərəl; NAmE / adjective ( formal ):
procedural rules
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French procédure , from procéder , from Latin procedere , from pro- forward + cedere go.