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the action of continuing to obey a rule, law, agreement etc

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a way of behaving in which you try to please other people

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the practice of obeying a law, rule, or request

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a situation in which people or organizations work together to achieve a result that will benefit all of them

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a situation in which people or groups who want different things each give some things to the others and get some things from the others

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the quality of behaving according to the rules and standards of your job or profession

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the fact that someone obeys the laws in a very strict and exact way

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the practice of doing what someone tells you to do, or of obeying a law or rule

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the practice of obeying a law or rule, or of doing something according to a tradition

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the practice of obeying a law, rule, or custom

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something that tends to prevent people from having their own opinions and makes them quiet and easily controlled

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something that tends to prevent people from having their own opinions and makes them quiet and easily controlled

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a situation in which people obey the law and follow the accepted rules of social behaviour

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the fact of obeying the rules of a formal meeting, for example in a parliament

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a situation in which two people or two groups of people need to work together

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if you do something at someone’s bidding, you do it because they ask or tell you to

because someone has said that something must happen

because someone has asked you to do something/suggested something etc

because someone has asked for something or said it must happen

correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way

in a way that is exactly according to the rules

if there is give and take between people, each person allows the other to get something that they want

used for telling someone that you are ready to do something for them as soon as they ask

if you do something at someone’s invitation, you do it when they ask or invite you

used for saying that people cannot get something good without working hard or giving something in exchange

used for telling someone that you will do what they have asked

if someone does something without question, they do it without asking any questions