The difference between Conduct and Deportment

When used as nouns, conduct means the act or method of controlling or directing, whereas deportment means bearing.

Conduct is also verb with the meaning: to lead, or guide.

check bellow for the other definitions of Conduct and Deportment

  1. Conduct as a noun:

    The act or method of controlling or directing

  2. Conduct as a noun:

    Skillful guidance or management; generalship.

  3. Conduct as a noun:

    The manner of guiding or carrying oneself; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

    Examples:

    "Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished."

  4. Conduct as a noun (of a literary work):

    Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

  5. Conduct as a noun (obsolete):

    Convoy; escort; guard; guide.

  6. Conduct as a noun:

    That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.

  1. Conduct as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To lead, or guide; to escort.

  2. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To lead; to direct; to manage

    Examples:

    "The commander conducted thousands of troops."

    "to conduct the affairs of a kingdom"

  3. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.

    Examples:

    "He conducted himself well."

  4. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)

  5. Conduct as a verb (transitive, music):

    To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

  6. Conduct as a verb (intransitive):

    To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

  7. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To carry out (something organized)

  1. Deportment as a noun:

    Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bearing comportment posture"

    "Her deportment impressed her interviewers."

  2. Deportment as a noun:

    Conduct; public behavior.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: behavior conduct"

    "Their deportment changed visibly as the policeman approached."

  3. Deportment as a noun:

    Apparent level of schooling or training.

    Examples:

    "His academic deportment did not match his degree record."

  4. Deportment as a noun:

    Self-discipline.

    Examples:

    "The nun's deportment reflected her vocation."

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