compulsory

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Pronunciation

• enPR: kəm-pŭl'sə-rē IPA: /kəmˈpʌlsəri/

Adjective

compulsory

1. Required; obligatory; mandatory.
   • 1827, A. D. Jr., Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, A. and C. Black, page 212:

     They are entirely private concerns, established by individual teachers, and attendance upon them is no more compulsory than attendance on our dispensaries.

   The ten-dollar fee was compulsory.
2. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

   Such compulsory measures are limited.

Synonyms

• mandatory

Antonyms

• (required) optional

Translations

• French: obligatoire
• German: obligatorisch, pflichtmäßig, gesetzlich, verpflichtend
• Italian: obbligatorio, coatto
• Portuguese: obrigatório
• Russian: обяза́тельный
• Spanish: obligatorio

Translations

• German: zwangsweise, verpflichtend
• Italian: obbligatorio, coatto
• Portuguese: compulsório
• Russian: принуди́тельный

Noun

compulsory (plural compulsories)

1. Something that is compulsory or required.

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