to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly
to be proportionate to
to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be treated in the same way as
それに準ずることが重要だ。
Conforming to that is key.
新しい支店の運営は本社の方針に準じた。
The new branch's operations followed the head office's policies.
本校の教育課程は文部科学省の基準に準じている。
Our school's curriculum conforms to the standards of the Ministry of Education.