compliance

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Etymology

From comply + -ance.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəmˈplaɪəns/

Noun

compliance

1. An act of complying.
2. (uncountable) The state of being compliant.
3. (uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
4. (mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
5. (medicine) The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
6. (uncountable, business) The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.

Synonyms

• compliancy

Antonyms

• non-compliance, noncompliance
• (antonym(s) of “act of complying”): violation

Related terms

• compliant

Translations

• French: conformité, acquiescement
• German: Einwilligung, Fügsamkeit, Übereinstimmen, Zustimmen, sich Fügen, Einwilligen, Erfüllen, Folgen, Nachgeben
• Italian: conformità
• Portuguese: cumprimento
• Russian: согла́сие
• Spanish: cumplimiento

Translations

• French: conformité
• German: Konformität, Regeltreue, Compliance, Komplianz, Folgebereitschaft, Nachgiebigkeit, Wohlverhalten, Willfährigkeit
• Italian: arrendevolezza
• Portuguese: aderência, conformidade
• Russian: согла́сие
• Spanish: conformismo

Translations

• French: conformisme
• German: Konformität, Folgebereitschaft, Nachgiebigkeit, Willfährigkeit, Wohlverhalten, Regeltreue
• Portuguese: conformismo, complacência
• Russian: пода́тливость

Translations

• German: Nachgiebigkeit, Flexibilität, Compliance, Elastitizität
• Russian: пода́тливость

Translations

• French: observance
• German: Compliance
• Spanish: cumplimiento

Translations

• German: Compliance, Regeltreue, Regelkonformität
• Portuguese: compliance
• Russian: компла́енс
• Spanish: contraloría, auditoría, regulación

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