"compulsory" meaning in English

See compulsory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: compulsory
  1. αναγκαστικός, υποχρεωτικός
    Sense id: el-compulsory-en-adj-9EVK~Cbi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: imperative, involuntary, mandatory, obligatory, required
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "How many compulsory subjects do you have this semester?",
          "translation": "Πόσα υποχρεωτικά μαθήματα έχεις αυτό το εξάμηνο;"
        }
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      "word": "imperative"
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      "word": "involuntary"
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    {
      "word": "mandatory"
    },
    {
      "word": "obligatory"
    },
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      "word": "required"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "How many compulsory subjects do you have this semester?",
          "translation": "Πόσα υποχρεωτικά μαθήματα έχεις αυτό το εξάμηνο;"
        }
      ],
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        "αναγκαστικός, υποχρεωτικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "imperative"
    },
    {
      "word": "involuntary"
    },
    {
      "word": "mandatory"
    },
    {
      "word": "obligatory"
    },
    {
      "word": "required"
    }
  ],
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