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compulsory

[ kuhm-puhl-suh-ree ]

adjective

  1. required; mandatory; obligatory:

    compulsory education.

    Antonyms:

  2. using compulsion; compelling; constraining:

    compulsory measures to control rioting.

    Antonyms:



noun

plural compulsories.
  1. something, as an athletic feat, that must be performed or completed as part of a contest or competition:

    The ice skater received a higher score on the compulsories than on her freestyle performance.

compulsory

/ əˈʌəɪ /

adjective

  1. required by regulations or laws; obligatory

    compulsory education

  2. involving or employing compulsion; compelling; necessary; essential
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • dzˈܱǰ, adverb
  • dzˈܱǰԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dz·ܱs·· adverb
  • dz·ܱs··Ա noun
  • nondz·ܱs·· adverb
  • nondz·ܱs···ness noun
  • ԴDzcdz·ܱs· adjective
  • quasi-dz·ܱs·· adverb
  • ܲȴ-dz·ܱs· adjective
  • ܲcdz·ܱs· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of compulsory1

1510–20; < Medieval Latin dzܱōܲ, equivalent to Latin compul-, variant stem of compellere ( compel ) + -ōܲ, for -ōܲ -tory 1; compulsive
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It is the latest Welsh institution to move to compulsory job losses to address financial pressures facing the sector.

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Unite said it hoped the ballot would halt the threat of compulsory redundancies.

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"The EIS again offers the university the opportunity to bring this dispute to an end by halting its programme of cuts and ruling out compulsory redundancies."

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Three quarters of voters backed strike action after the university did not agree to make zero compulsory redundancies during the restructure.

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Universities Wales is also calling on the Welsh government to consider raising the compulsory age of education.

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