To direct the course of; manage or control.
To lead or guide.
The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics.
I had behaved badly that whole day, and my mother scolded me, for she did not approve of my conduct.
I conducted the experiment, organizing, managing, and seeing to everything!
Dignified in conduct or appearance.
In the obsolete use of the word, conduct means an escort or guide. Conduct can also mean the act, manner, or process of carrying on. Conduct can be a mode or standard of personal behavior especially as based on moral principles.
misconduct
There are (at least) 7 definitions of the word when used as a noun, one of which is "the devil", but it generally means 'conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance'.
I came to canvass you yesterday, but you weren't there.
The word sermon can be a religious exchange spoken in public, often by a clergyman as a part of a worship service. It can also mean a speech on conduct or duty.
A nonconductor doesn't conduct electricity or heat.
A substance or device that does not readily conduct electricity.
The answer would be "conduct."
The correct stress pattern for the word "conduct" is CON-duct, with the stress on the first syllable.
Ignoble conduct
The homograph of "conduct" is "conduct." In this case, the word has the same spelling but different meanings depending on its usage, such as "conducting an orchestra" versus "proper conduct at a formal event."