All 4 Uses of
conform
in
Resistance to Civil Government
- A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority; it is not even a minority then; but it is irresistible when it clogs by its whole weight.
*conforms = complies, fits in, or is similar to what is normal
- I seek rather, I may say, even an excuse for conforming to the laws of the land.†
- I am but too ready to conform to them.†
- Indeed, I have reason to suspect myself on this head; and each year, as the tax-gatherer comes round, I find myself disposed to review the acts and position of the general and State governments, and the spirit of the people to discover a pretext for conformity.†
Definition:
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(conform) to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal