lockstep

Definition of Lockstep in English :

1. lockstep

a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly

Example Sentences:
'the union's support had been in lockstep for years'

2. lockstep

a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead

Example Sentences:
'the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lockstep

noun

1.

a method of marching in step such that the men follow one another as closely as possible

2. mainly US and Canadian

a standard procedure that is closely, often mindlessly, followed

3. in lockstep with

n.

1. A way of marching in which the marchers follow each other as closely as possible.

2. A standardized procedure that is closely, often mindlessly followed.