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lockstep
[lok-step]
noun
a way of marching in very close file, in which the leg of each person moves with and closely behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead.
a rigidly inflexible pattern or process.
adjective
rigidly inflexible.
a lockstep educational curriculum.
lockstep
/ ˈɒˌɛ /
noun
a method of marching in step such that the men follow one another as closely as possible
a standard procedure that is closely, often mindlessly, followed
progressing at exactly the same speed and in the same direction as other people or things, esp as a matter of course rather than by choice
Example Sentences
She insisted she was "totally" up for the job of chancellor - and that she and the prime minister would continue to work in "lockstep together".
The fall was partially reversed after Sir Keir insisted he was "in lockstep" with his chancellor, who he said would be in her job "for a very long time to come".
On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer backed Reeves, telling BBC Radio 4's Political Thinking with Nick Robinson that he worked "in lockstep" with Reeves and she was "doing an excellent job as chancellor".
But later Sir Keir told the BBC he worked "in lockstep" with Reeves and she was "doing an excellent job as chancellor".
"Everybody’s falling in lockstep on this. Pass the big, beautiful bill. Don’t question anything," Paul said.
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