procedure
noun
[ prəˈsiːdʒə ]
• an established or official way of doing something.
• "the police are now reviewing procedures"
Similar:
course of action,
line of action,
plan of action,
policy,
series of steps,
plan,
method,
system,
strategy,
stratagem,
way,
approach,
formula,
mechanism,
methodology,
MO (modus operandi),
technique,
means,
measure,
process,
proceeding,
operation,
agenda,
routine,
drill,
practice,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French procédure, from procéder (see proceed).