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modus operandi

[ moh-duhs op-uh-ran-dee, -dahy; Latin moh-doos oh-pe-rahn-dee ]

noun

plural modi operandi
  1. a mode of operating or working:

    The aim of a scientist is to investigate the modus operandi of the natural world.

  2. one’s usual way of doing something: : MO

    A criminal’s modus operandi can give the police a lead.



modus operandi

/ -ˈrændaɪ; ˈməʊdəs ˌɒpəˈrændiː /

noun

  1. procedure; method of operating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

modus operandi

  1. The way someone does something; a characteristic method: “Her modus operandi in buying a new car always included a month of research.” This phrase , often abbreviated “m.o.,” is used by police to describe a criminal's characteristic way of committing a crime. From Latin , meaning “method of operation.”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of modus operandi1

First recorded in 1645–55; New Latin: literally “mode of working”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of modus operandi1

C17: from Latin
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Example Sentences

Promoting unqualified white men over qualified women and minorities isn't just the modus operandi of the Trump administration.

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Trump is turning the world upside down, stomping on common sense and sowing pure chaos — admittedly, his standard modus operandi.

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Those short bits at least offered the pretense of objectivity — the “fair and balanced” mantra Fox News has long insisted is its modus operandi.

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“Defendant’s modus operandi is clear: he will use his power, his money, his influence, and any pretrial release to endanger anyone who he perceives as a threat, including witnesses in this case.”

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Of course, valuing the fake over the real is Donald Trump's modus operandi.

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