Usually means: Forcing uniformity by drastic measures.
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  1. procrustean bed: Merriam-Webster
  2. Procrustean bed: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. procrustean bed: Vocabulary.com
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  6. Procrustean bed: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Procrustean Bed)

noun:  An arbitrary standard, especially one that is forced upon people for the sake of conformity and involves the sacrifice of what is useful.
noun:  Alternative letter-case form of procrustean bed [An arbitrary standard, especially one that is forced upon people for the sake of conformity and involves the sacrifice of what is useful.]
noun:  Alternative letter-case form of procrustean bed [An arbitrary standard, especially one that is forced upon people for the sake of conformity and involves the sacrifice of what is useful.]

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