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compulsory
[kuhm-puhl-suh-ree]
adjective
required; mandatory; obligatory.
compulsory education.
Antonyms: voluntaryusing compulsion; compelling; constraining.
compulsory measures to control rioting.
Antonyms: voluntary
noun
plural
compulsoriessomething, as an athletic feat, that must be performed or completed as part of a contest or competition.
The ice skater received a higher score on the compulsories than on her freestyle performance.
compulsory
/ kəmˈpʌlsərɪ /
adjective
required by regulations or laws; obligatory
compulsory education
involving or employing compulsion; compelling; necessary; essential
Other Word Forms
- compulsorily adverb
- compulsoriness noun
- noncompulsorily adverb
- noncompulsorilyness noun
- noncompulsory adjective
- quasi-compulsorily adverb
- quasi-compulsory adjective
- uncompulsory adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of compulsory1
Example Sentences
Further east, Lithuania and Latvia have compulsory schemes, with cadets chosen by lottery.
The Swiss will vote Sunday on replacing men's current military service requirement with a compulsory civic duty for all, with backers and opponents both claiming to be championing women's rights.
On Monday afternoon, the education ministry issued a press release saying the region's education office had confirmed that "compulsory schooling has been regularly completed through home education" legal in Italy, according to news agencies.
A British government spokesperson told AFP: "None of these claims have any factual basis. We have been clear: digital ID will not be compulsory, and it will not be a crime not to have one."
The 330-capacity venue said it had implemented compulsory antisemitism training for senior management and had made a donation to the Community Security Trust, which seeks to protect British Jews from antisemitism.
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- de rigueur
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- imperative
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