Definition of compulsory in English:

compulsory

adjective kəmˈpʌls(ə)rikəmˈpəlsəri

1Required by law or a rule; obligatory.
compulsory military service
it was compulsory to attend mass
Example sentencesExamples
- Education is free and compulsory between the ages of seven and thirteen.
- What he can't do is to make attendance compulsory, or threaten that non-attendance will delay other qualifications.
- Learning it should be compulsory for a driver's licence.
- Britain is the only European Union state not to make a foreign language compulsory in primary school.
- The completion of a training programme is now one of the compulsory requirements of the scheme.
- The union fears that compulsory redundancies could be on the cards when the year-long change begins next April.
- Many parents believed that to give girls education beyond the compulsory age was a waste of money.
- They are making teachers attend a compulsory course to enhance their computer skills.
- The literacy and numeracy strategies were not compulsory in primary schools.
- All he had to look forward to in this country was death, a prison camp or compulsory military service.
- If voting were not compulsory, masses of people would abstain.
- Military service is still compulsory in Russia and men aged 18 serve two years.
- The ID card should be compulsory from the age of ten.
- The group were worried about what their children were going to do once they had finished compulsory education.
- Upon completion of compulsory service each soldier is assigned to a reserve unit.
- Any child subjected to compulsory schooling of any kind gets left behind intellectually.
- According to the RIAA, Rosen clearly stated that compulsory licensing is not a good idea.
- The documents also make it clear that BA cannot guarantee that compulsory redundancies will not be imposed.
- Now belief was essential and attendance was compulsory, at least in theory.
- Medical inspections for schoolchildren become compulsory by law.
Synonyms
obligatory, mandatory, required, requisite, necessary, essential, statutory, prescribed
imperative, enforced, demanded, binding, forced, unavoidable, inescapable, incumbent, enforceable
contractual, stipulated, set
French de rigueur
1. 1.1 Involving or exercising compulsion; coercive.
  the abuse of compulsory powers
  Example sentencesExamples
  Defra does not have compulsory powers to sample deer and needs permission from the landowner or deer owner.
  The judge said she was arguing against compulsory wayleave powers which had been used for 200 years.
  The applicants appear to propose a dual test in respect of the powers of compulsory acquisition.
  Civil libertarians are shocked at any ideas to use compulsory powers on big groups.
  This section is concerned with the powers of compulsory admission available to health professionals.
  There must be compulsory billeting powers, and they would have to be quite ruthless with those powers.

Derivatives

compulsorily

adverb kəmˈpʌls(ə)rəlikəmˈpəls(ə)rəli

If necessary, it will have the power to purchase land compulsorily.
Example sentencesExamples
- A move by Mayo County council to compulsorily acquire the necessary land on the island has run into difficulty and is currently before the High Court.
- Incinerators should be compulsorily installed in all hospitals and the Pollution Control Board should undertake surprise inspections.
- For this illusory victory, Fielding has helped the Federal Government strip university student unions of the right to compulsorily levy a fee for services.
- His family moved to a mansion in George Square when his birthplace was compulsorily purchased and demolished ‘for the public convenience’.

compulsoriness

noun kəmˈpʌls(ə)rɪnəskəmˈpəls(ə)rinəs

The second and third factors both depend on the first, the compulsoriness of sense experience versus the non-compulsoriness of religious experience.
Example sentencesExamples
- The most substantial distinction is between the fundamental position of compulsoriness in Theosophy, vegetarianism and articles of belief, and the position of free choice in all these matters.
- Figure 4 provides a framework for these broad categories of policy instruments, arranged along a continuum in terms of their degree of compulsoriness.
- We reiterate the compulsoriness of using sleep sacks in all huts, without exception.
- If there be one compelling test of compulsoriness, it seems clearly to be that of the logical relationship of all claims in any given litigation.

Origin

Early 16th century (as a noun denoting a legal mandate which had to be obeyed): from medieval Latin compulsorius, from compuls- 'driven, forced', from the verb compellere (see compel).

Definition of compulsory in US English:

compulsory

adjectivekəmˈpəlsərikəmˈpəlsərē

1Required by law or a rule; obligatory.
compulsory military service
it was compulsory to attend mass
Example sentencesExamples
- Learning it should be compulsory for a driver's licence.
- Many parents believed that to give girls education beyond the compulsory age was a waste of money.
- What he can't do is to make attendance compulsory, or threaten that non-attendance will delay other qualifications.
- Education is free and compulsory between the ages of seven and thirteen.
- The group were worried about what their children were going to do once they had finished compulsory education.
- Britain is the only European Union state not to make a foreign language compulsory in primary school.
- According to the RIAA, Rosen clearly stated that compulsory licensing is not a good idea.
- Upon completion of compulsory service each soldier is assigned to a reserve unit.
- The union fears that compulsory redundancies could be on the cards when the year-long change begins next April.
- They are making teachers attend a compulsory course to enhance their computer skills.
- The documents also make it clear that BA cannot guarantee that compulsory redundancies will not be imposed.
- Now belief was essential and attendance was compulsory, at least in theory.
- The ID card should be compulsory from the age of ten.
- The completion of a training programme is now one of the compulsory requirements of the scheme.
- Any child subjected to compulsory schooling of any kind gets left behind intellectually.
- If voting were not compulsory, masses of people would abstain.
- Military service is still compulsory in Russia and men aged 18 serve two years.
- All he had to look forward to in this country was death, a prison camp or compulsory military service.
- Medical inspections for schoolchildren become compulsory by law.
- The literacy and numeracy strategies were not compulsory in primary schools.
Synonyms
obligatory, mandatory, required, requisite, necessary, essential, statutory, prescribed
1. 1.1 Involving or exercising compulsion; coercive.
  the abuse of compulsory powers
  Example sentencesExamples
  This section is concerned with the powers of compulsory admission available to health professionals.
  The judge said she was arguing against compulsory wayleave powers which had been used for 200 years.
  The applicants appear to propose a dual test in respect of the powers of compulsory acquisition.
  Civil libertarians are shocked at any ideas to use compulsory powers on big groups.
  Defra does not have compulsory powers to sample deer and needs permission from the landowner or deer owner.
  There must be compulsory billeting powers, and they would have to be quite ruthless with those powers.

Origin

Early 16th century (as a noun denoting a legal mandate which had to be obeyed): from medieval Latin compulsorius, from compuls- ‘driven, forced’, from the verb compellere (see compel).

单词	compulsory
释义	Definition of compulsory in English: compulsory adjective kəmˈpʌls(ə)rikəmˈpəlsəri 1Required by law or a rule; obligatory. compulsory military service it was compulsory to attend mass Example sentencesExamples Education is free and compulsory between the ages of seven and thirteen. What he can't do is to make attendance compulsory, or threaten that non-attendance will delay other qualifications. Learning it should be compulsory for a driver's licence. Britain is the only European Union state not to make a foreign language compulsory in primary school. The completion of a training programme is now one of the compulsory requirements of the scheme. The union fears that compulsory redundancies could be on the cards when the year-long change begins next April. Many parents believed that to give girls education beyond the compulsory age was a waste of money. They are making teachers attend a compulsory course to enhance their computer skills. The literacy and numeracy strategies were not compulsory in primary schools. All he had to look forward to in this country was death, a prison camp or compulsory military service. If voting were not compulsory, masses of people would abstain. Military service is still compulsory in Russia and men aged 18 serve two years. The ID card should be compulsory from the age of ten. The group were worried about what their children were going to do once they had finished compulsory education. Upon completion of compulsory service each soldier is assigned to a reserve unit. Any child subjected to compulsory schooling of any kind gets left behind intellectually. According to the RIAA, Rosen clearly stated that compulsory licensing is not a good idea. The documents also make it clear that BA cannot guarantee that compulsory redundancies will not be imposed. Now belief was essential and attendance was compulsory, at least in theory. Medical inspections for schoolchildren become compulsory by law. Synonyms obligatory, mandatory, required, requisite, necessary, essential, statutory, prescribed imperative, enforced, demanded, binding, forced, unavoidable, inescapable, incumbent, enforceable contractual, stipulated, set French de rigueur 1.1 Involving or exercising compulsion; coercive. the abuse of compulsory powers Example sentencesExamples Defra does not have compulsory powers to sample deer and needs permission from the landowner or deer owner. The judge said she was arguing against compulsory wayleave powers which had been used for 200 years. The applicants appear to propose a dual test in respect of the powers of compulsory acquisition. Civil libertarians are shocked at any ideas to use compulsory powers on big groups. This section is concerned with the powers of compulsory admission available to health professionals. There must be compulsory billeting powers, and they would have to be quite ruthless with those powers. Derivatives compulsorily adverb kəmˈpʌls(ə)rəlikəmˈpəls(ə)rəli If necessary, it will have the power to purchase land compulsorily. Example sentencesExamples A move by Mayo County council to compulsorily acquire the necessary land on the island has run into difficulty and is currently before the High Court. Incinerators should be compulsorily installed in all hospitals and the Pollution Control Board should undertake surprise inspections. For this illusory victory, Fielding has helped the Federal Government strip university student unions of the right to compulsorily levy a fee for services. His family moved to a mansion in George Square when his birthplace was compulsorily purchased and demolished ‘for the public convenience’. compulsoriness noun kəmˈpʌls(ə)rɪnəskəmˈpəls(ə)rinəs The second and third factors both depend on the first, the compulsoriness of sense experience versus the non-compulsoriness of religious experience. Example sentencesExamples The most substantial distinction is between the fundamental position of compulsoriness in Theosophy, vegetarianism and articles of belief, and the position of free choice in all these matters. Figure 4 provides a framework for these broad categories of policy instruments, arranged along a continuum in terms of their degree of compulsoriness. We reiterate the compulsoriness of using sleep sacks in all huts, without exception. If there be one compelling test of compulsoriness, it seems clearly to be that of the logical relationship of all claims in any given litigation. Origin Early 16th century (as a noun denoting a legal mandate which had to be obeyed): from medieval Latin compulsorius, from compuls- 'driven, forced', from the verb compellere (see compel). Definition of compulsory in US English: compulsory adjectivekəmˈpəlsərikəmˈpəlsərē 1Required by law or a rule; obligatory. compulsory military service it was compulsory to attend mass Example sentencesExamples Learning it should be compulsory for a driver's licence. Many parents believed that to give girls education beyond the compulsory age was a waste of money. What he can't do is to make attendance compulsory, or threaten that non-attendance will delay other qualifications. Education is free and compulsory between the ages of seven and thirteen. The group were worried about what their children were going to do once they had finished compulsory education. Britain is the only European Union state not to make a foreign language compulsory in primary school. According to the RIAA, Rosen clearly stated that compulsory licensing is not a good idea. Upon completion of compulsory service each soldier is assigned to a reserve unit. The union fears that compulsory redundancies could be on the cards when the year-long change begins next April. They are making teachers attend a compulsory course to enhance their computer skills. The documents also make it clear that BA cannot guarantee that compulsory redundancies will not be imposed. Now belief was essential and attendance was compulsory, at least in theory. The ID card should be compulsory from the age of ten. The completion of a training programme is now one of the compulsory requirements of the scheme. Any child subjected to compulsory schooling of any kind gets left behind intellectually. If voting were not compulsory, masses of people would abstain. Military service is still compulsory in Russia and men aged 18 serve two years. All he had to look forward to in this country was death, a prison camp or compulsory military service. Medical inspections for schoolchildren become compulsory by law. The literacy and numeracy strategies were not compulsory in primary schools. Synonyms obligatory, mandatory, required, requisite, necessary, essential, statutory, prescribed 1.1 Involving or exercising compulsion; coercive. the abuse of compulsory powers Example sentencesExamples This section is concerned with the powers of compulsory admission available to health professionals. The judge said she was arguing against compulsory wayleave powers which had been used for 200 years. The applicants appear to propose a dual test in respect of the powers of compulsory acquisition. Civil libertarians are shocked at any ideas to use compulsory powers on big groups. Defra does not have compulsory powers to sample deer and needs permission from the landowner or deer owner. There must be compulsory billeting powers, and they would have to be quite ruthless with those powers. Origin Early 16th century (as a noun denoting a legal mandate which had to be obeyed): from medieval Latin compulsorius, from compuls- ‘driven, forced’, from the verb compellere (see compel).
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