in order vs normative

in order

adj
  • Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy. 

  • In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body. 

  • Appropriate, worthwhile. 

  • In a sequence. 

adv
  • In sequence. 

  • Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond. 

  • She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd. 

normative

adj
  • Conforming to a norm or norms. 

  • Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm. 

  • Of or pertaining to a norm or standard. 

noun
  • A regulation imposed to preserve a norm. 

How often have the words in order and normative occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )