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Synonyms for protocol

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Procedure — the official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in…

procedure, policy

2. Agreement

agreement, treaty, contract

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state.

  2. n. 2

    The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document drawn up officially which forms the legal basis for subsequent agreements based on it.

Forms

Plural
protocols → procedures, policies, agreements, treaties…

Example sentences

  • procedure Generally speaking, endoscopy is a safe procedure.
  • agreement I'm in complete agreement with everything he said.
  • treaty It seemed clear the Senate would reject the treaty.
  • interface I promised him I'd translate the whole interface.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
protocolrising
procedurefalling
agreementfalling
treatyfalling
interfacerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
policy3, treaty2
8 letters
contract2
9 letters
agreement3, procedure3, interface3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (policy3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
protocole
Italiano
protocollo
Español
protocolo
Deutsch
Protokoll