conformity

n. the adjustment of one’s opinions, judgments, or actions so that they become more consistent with (a) the opinions, judgments, or actions of other people or (b) the normative standards of a social group or situation. Conformity includes temporary outward acquiescence (compliance) as well as more enduring private acceptance (conversion). Compare anticonformity; nonconformity. See also majority influence; peer pressure.

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Lariam

n. a trade name for mefloquine.