Vocabulary
Conformity
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
Urdu meaning
اصولوں کے مطابق عمل، موافقت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The system continues to reward conformity over creativity, as its colonial designers intended.
- The investigation, conducted under the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act, 2006, recorded grave discrepancies in supervision, protocol conformity and patient care by the VC and other accused personnel.
- Bhutto is learnt to have again emphasised the need for settlement of the Kashmir dispute in conformity with the principles and within the framework of the Simla Agreement.
- Often, such judges are seen to align themselves with a few intellectually robust colleagues, inadvertently creating a culture of conformity rather than independent judicial thought.
- No degree of conformity seems to satisfy their regressive agenda.
Synonyms
compliance with, adherence to, accordance with, observance of, observation of, obedience to
Curator example
“conformity to regulations”
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