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compliance

compliance

171 5.0
Obeying rules or orders from people in charge
  • noun
  • /kəmˈplaɪəns/
translation icon : cumplimiento
  • The company is committed to ensuring full compliance with environmental regulations.
  • compliance with regulations
  • regulatory compliance
  • compliance with the law

Peaceful non compliance will be our only way forward.

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Examples

  • We made you a deal to which we expected compliance.

  • You have two minutes to confirm your compliance.

  • So you need a little bit of compliance there, right?

  • Quote, we are in full compliance with that policy.

  • The security of this nation depends on complete and total compliance.

  • In most cases, the rule requires compliance even if no permit is issued.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We will be monitoring you regularly to make sure you are in compliance.

  • Your compliance is mandatory and appreciated.

  • What can be done to improve compliance by patients who require long-term therapy?

    Academic text (1999)
  • The team determined that the primary target behavior would be to increase compliance with teacher-issued commands.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

obedience
vscompliance
91 2.6

Willing to do what a person in charge asks

also covers following rules or requests that come from laws or norms
submission
vscompliance
57 4.2

Accepting another person's control by obeying them

focuses more on obeying rules or requests rather than general yielding to control
adherence
vscompliance
29 6.3

Following rules or beliefs closely

is about obeying rules or requests rather than actively supporting them
conformity
vscompliance
24 4.8

A state of behaving and thinking like most people or like rules say

is about following rules or authority rather than simply matching the crowd
observance
vscompliance
11 4.7

Following a law or custom

covers obeying laws and requests beyond just rituals or customs
conformance
vscompliance
  • Specialized
4 7.0

A state of following a rule or standard

deals with obeying rules or yielding rather than mere formal similarity
compliancy
vscompliance
7.5

A habit of doing what other people want even if you disagree

is the broader act of obeying rules laws and requests rather than mere willingness
abidance
vscompliance
  • Formal
9.5

Following rules or laws

includes obeying requests and yielding to wishes as well as following laws
abidingness
vscompliance
8.9

The quality of always following rules set by others

is the general act of obeying without emphasising long term consistency
conformability
vscompliance
7.7

A person's willingness to follow rules and fit into a group

refers to the act of obeying rules or requests rather than the capacity to fit in

Antonyms

76 5.3

Open refusal to obey people in charge or rules

Failure to follow a rule, order, or request

Compounds

8.0

A stoppage of work by workers to make managers follow safety and other workplace rules

How Compliant

submission
57 4.2
obedience
91 2.6
compliance
171 5.0
reluctance
68 3.6
resistance
214 4.0
defiance
76 5.3

Surface Forms

compliance singular
compliances plural

Morphology

compliance = comply (transparent) = comply + ance

Standard nominalization from the verb 'comply' with '-ance', meaning the state or act of complying is directly derived.

Etymology

The word compliance comes from the verb comply, which goes back to the Latin complēre meaning 'to fill' and shares the same root as complete. So, to comply with a request is like 'filling' or doing what is asked, and compliance means obeying rules or doing what is required.