compulsorily
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7.2
- adverb
- /kəmˈpʌlsərɪli/
- Formal
:
obligatoriamente
- When the huge Air Link consortium tried to compulsorily acquire a string of homes... on Melbourne's outskirts earlier this year, they didn't expect a fight.
- compulsorily acquire
Examples
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The debate was focused by the case of two female nurses who, on grounds of pregnancy, had been (under existing regulations) compulsorily discharged from the auxiliary nursing corps of the Royal Navy (QARANC) but given the option to be considered for reentry at a later date.
Academic text (1996) -
Since 2005, the phonic-based sentence method (part-whole) in the teaching of reading and writing has been used compulsorily in the state and private schools affiliated with the Ministry of Education (MEB) in Turkey.
Academic text (2012) -
Mr. Kerrigan, Air Link, as a federal authority, has the right to purchase property compulsorily.
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- They're acquiring it compulsorily.
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From a sociocultural point of view, this may seem to be inevitable, given the different values that staff and students may have toward school in general; for example, students attend school compulsorily, and students are educated in groups, although they each have an individual learning style.
Academic text (2011) -
At 65, I was compulsorily retired and moved away from where we had lived for 30 years after one boy left Australia for Brazil and the other started roaming.
Blog text (3) -
At the same time, there was intervention by public authorities in the lives of alcohol abusers to the extent of compulsorily interning them for rehabilitation.
Academic text (1998) -
The 1956 legislation also inaugurated a network of alcohol treatment centers in which courts could compulsorily detain alcoholics, a policy that deterred those seeking care voluntarily.
Academic text (2010) -
The company was forced to lay off workers compulsorily due to budget cuts.
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Under new regulations, schools must teach a foreign language compulsorily.
Synonyms
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7.0
In a way you must do because of a rule or law
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6.8
Because the law or rules require it
How Mandatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
compulsorily = compulsory (transparent) = compulsory + ly
The adverb is a straightforward -ly formation from the adjective 'compulsory', giving the meaning 'in a compulsory manner'.
Etymology
Compulsorily comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and pellere 'to drive', and it is related to the word compel. So, to do something compulsorily is to be 'driven' to do it — it is 'required', not optional.