Compulsory

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  • adjective. Obligatory; required.
  • adjective. Employing or exerting compulsion; coercive.
  • noun. An element, such as a dive or school figure, required of all competitors in an athletic competition.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Exercising compulsion; tending to compel; compelling; constraining: as, compulsory authority; to take compulsory measures.
  • Obligatory; due to or arising from compulsion; enforced or enforceable; not left to choice.
  • Done under compulsion; resulting from compulsion.
  • noun. That which has the power of compelling; constraining authority.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
  • adjective. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Required; obligatory; mandatory
  • adjective. Having the power of compulsion; constraining
  • noun. Something that is compulsory or required.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. required by rule
    • Word Usage
    "The term compulsory, if it has any meaning at all, means that the person has no choice about it."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    optional  
    Equivalent
    obligatory  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    consequent  federal  legislative  mandatory  obligatory  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    absolute  binding  choiceless  coactive  compelling  
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