What is the meaning of lockstep?

noun

  • A standard procedure that is followed mindlessly.
    • usage: "the union's support had been in lockstep for years"
  • A manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead.
    • usage: "the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep"
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