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US
/kəmˈpəɫsɝi/
]
[ UK /kəmpˈʌlsəɹˌi/ ]
[ UK /kəmpˈʌlsəɹˌi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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required by rule
required reading
in most schools physical education is compulsory
attendance is mandatory
How To Use compulsory In A Sentence
- Retirement is likely to move from an abrupt halt at a fixed age to a more gradual withdrawal, with the abolition of compulsory retirement ages. Times, Sunday Times
- Article 13 requires, subject to Article 15, that authorized warehouse keepers shall give compulsory guarantees to cover movement of the dutiable goods.
- Medical inspections for schoolchildren become compulsory by law.
- Yet necessary public-health interventions are by nature paternalistic: think fluoridation of municipal water supplies, compulsory vaccinations and mandatory reporting of communicable diseases.
- The rise was to fund concessionary bus fares, compulsory waste recycling, increased National Insurance, extra planning staff and pay rises, he explained.
- History, geography and modern languages are set to become compulsory in school until pupils reach 16 in sweeping changes to the national curriculum. Times, Sunday Times
- Is military service compulsory in your country?
- Both detention and compulsory questioning need to be authorised by a warrant issued by a prescribed authority.
- Upon completion of compulsory service each soldier is assigned to a reserve unit.
- Russia's system of compulsory military service means that most have some military experience. Times, Sunday Times
