"compulsory" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kəmˈpʌlsəɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compulsory.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more compulsory [comparative], most compulsory [superlative]
enPR: kəm-pŭl'sə-rē Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|compulsorius}} Late Latin compulsorius, {{der|en|la|compulsus}} Latin compulsus, {{ncog|ang|ġenīedelīċ}} Old English ġenīedelīċ Head templates: {{en-adj}} compulsory (comparative more compulsory, superlative most compulsory)
  1. Required; obligatory; mandatory. Translations (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory): verpligte (Afrikaans), պարտադիր (partadir) (Armenian), абавязко́вы (abavjazkóvy) [masculine] (Belarusian), বাধ্যতামূলক (baddhotamulok) (Bengali), ওয়াজিব (ōẇajib) (Bengali), ফরজ (phoroj) (Bengali), задължителен (zadǎlžitelen) (Bulgarian), obligatori (Catalan), povinný [masculine] (Czech), verplicht (Dutch), deviga (Esperanto), kohustuslik (Estonian), sunduslik (Estonian), sund- (Estonian), pakollinen (Finnish), pakko- (Finnish), obligatoire (French), აუცილებელი (aucilebeli) (Georgian), სავალდებულო (savaldebulo) (Georgian), obligatorisch (German), pflichtmäßig (German), gesetzlich (German), verpflichtend (German), υποχρεωτικός (ypochreotikós) (Greek), חובה (khova) [feminine] (Hebrew), अनिवार्य (anivārya) (Hindi), kötelező (Hungarian), obbligatorio (Italian), coatto (Italian), 義務的 (gimuteki) (alt: ぎむてき) (Japanese), wajib (Malay), mātua tutuki (Maori), oblyigatouaithe (Norman), bindende (Norwegian Bokmål), forpliktende (Norwegian Bokmål), obligatorisk (Norwegian Bokmål), ġenīedelīċ (Old English), obowiązkowy (Polish), obrigatório (Portuguese), обяза́тельный (objazátelʹnyj) (Russian), do-sheachanta (Scottish Gaelic), obligatorio (Spanish), obligatorisk (Swedish), обов'язко́вий (obovʺjazkóvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), bắt buộc (Vietnamese), אָבליגאַטאָריש (obligatorish) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-compulsory-en-adj-RV5s0YzN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 26 28 Disambiguation of 'mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory': 97 3
  2. Having the power of compulsion; constraining. Translations (constraining): verpligtend (Afrikaans), հարկադրական (harkadrakan) (Armenian), принуди́телен (prinudítelen) (Bulgarian), pakottava (Finnish), pakko- (Finnish), rajoittava (Finnish), ძალადობრივი (ʒaladobrivi) (Georgian), zwangsweise (German), verpflichtend (German), εξαναγκαστικός (exanagkastikós) (Greek), kényszerítő (Hungarian), obbligatorio (Italian), coatto (Italian), 強制的 (kyōseiteki) (alt: きょうせいてき) (Japanese), forpliktende (Norwegian Bokmål), compulsório (Portuguese), obligator [masculine] (Romanian), care se cere (Romanian), принуди́тельный (prinudítelʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-compulsory-en-adj-s24xgVPy Disambiguation of 'constraining': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: compulsory acquisition, compulsory education, compulsory heterosexuality, compulsory purchase, compulsory purchase order, non-compulsory Related terms: command, instruction, requisite Coordinate_terms: advised, encouraged, recommended, suggested

Noun

IPA: /kəmˈpʌlsəɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compulsory.wav [Southern-England] Forms: compulsories [plural]
enPR: kəm-pŭl'sə-rē Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|compulsorius}} Late Latin compulsorius, {{der|en|la|compulsus}} Latin compulsus, {{ncog|ang|ġenīedelīċ}} Old English ġenīedelīċ Head templates: {{en-noun}} compulsory (plural compulsories)
  1. Something that is compulsory or required.
    Sense id: en-compulsory-en-noun-LvUhjMwh

Inflected forms

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          "text": "They are entirely private concerns, established by individual teachers, and attendance upon them is no more compulsory than attendance on our dispensaries.",
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          "ref": "1996, Ugo Pagano, Democracy and Efficiency in the Economic Enterprise, page 73",
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          "ref": "2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30",
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          "ref": "2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68",
          "text": "I haven't booked, so I don't have a clue as to whether the service will be busy or not. Supposedly, reservations are compulsory, but I want to find out what would happen if you just turn up.",
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          "word": "ফরজ"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
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          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
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          "word": "verpflichtend"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ypochreotikós",
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          "word": "υποχρεωτικός"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khova",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
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          "word": "חובה"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "anivārya",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "अनिवार्य"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "kötelező"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "obbligatorio"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "coatto"
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          "alt": "ぎむてき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gimuteki",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "義務的"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "wajib"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "mātua tutuki"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "oblyigatouaithe"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "bindende"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "forpliktende"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "obligatorisk"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "ġenīedelīċ"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "obowiązkowy"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "obrigatório"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "objazátelʹnyj",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "обяза́тельный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "do-sheachanta"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "obligatorio"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "obligatorisk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obovʺjazkóvyj",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "обов'язко́вий"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "bắt buộc"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "obligatorish",
          "sense": "mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory",
          "word": "אָבליגאַטאָריש"
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          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
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          "word": "verpligtend"
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "harkadrakan",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "հարկադրական"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "prinudítelen",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "принуди́телен"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "pakottava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "pakko-"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "rajoittava"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ʒaladobrivi",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "ძალადობრივი"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "zwangsweise"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "verpflichtend"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "exanagkastikós",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "εξαναγκαστικός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "kényszerítő"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "obbligatorio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "coatto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "alt": "きょうせいてき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyōseiteki",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "強制的"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "forpliktende"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "compulsório"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "obligator"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "constraining",
          "word": "care se cere"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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      "code": "vi",
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      "word": "bắt buộc"
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      "code": "yi",
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōseiteki",
      "sense": "constraining",
      "word": "強制的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "constraining",
      "word": "forpliktende"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "constraining",
      "word": "compulsório"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "constraining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obligator"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "constraining",
      "word": "care se cere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prinudítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "constraining",
      "word": "принуди́тельный"
    }
  ],
  "word": "compulsory"
}

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    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Requests for review of Arabic translations",
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        "Something that is compulsory or required."
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      "ipa": "/kəmˈpʌlsəɹi/"
    },
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      "enpr": "kəm-pŭl'sə-rē"
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}

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