lockstep
/ˈlɑkˌstɛp/
noun
- A way of marching in which soldiers follow each other closely, moving their legs at the same time.
- Watching the troops move in lockstep was impressive.
- The drill sergeant demanded perfect lockstep from the new recruits.
- The soldiers marched in lockstep across the parade ground.
- A situation in which people or groups follow the same actions or ideas without questioning them, often in a rigid or unthinking way.
- The two political parties seemed to be in lockstep on the new law.
- She refused to follow the lockstep of her peers and chose her own path.
- The company's employees moved in lockstep with management's decisions.
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