compulsory
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4.2
- adjective
- /kəmˈpʌlsəri/
:
obligatorio
- One participant made sense of his habitus by reflecting on experiences of compulsory education.
- compulsory education
- compulsory school attendance
- compulsory service
Should we make reading Aristotle compulsory in school?
- Should we make reading Aristotle compulsory in school?
- And I read a Google doc about compulsory heterosexuality.
- And this card is now compulsory for all, all the Estonians.
- You see that as the justification for public compulsory schooling.
- So there's no single model, but that there is a, a sort of compulsory insurance element.
- Peace messages are printed and support material for peace education was made compulsory.
- I mean, well, because it was at that point it was compulsory, but because that happened, I didn't pick it for GTSE.
- I don't think it's compulsory, but yeah, shit in a bag.
- I mean, it seems crazy to be making masks compulsory at this stage, you know, if we should have done so back in March, if, if we were serious about it.
- A liberatory path is not a compulsive compulsory path, right?
- They are allowed to check your mobile phone if you don't have this compulsory spy where they install.
- Why is there not work in prison is compulsory.
- That's a, a compulsory, A compulsory theology paper, but it's very broad.
- So we have an absolute authority as citizens to say to public school teachers with compulsory power over our kids.
Examples
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There are four compulsory exercises.
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The new policy makes it compulsory for all employees to attend safety training sessions.
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One in 10 had to use annual leave and complete compulsory training in their own time.
Academic text (2015) -
In Taiwan, access to the first nine years of compulsory education is free.
Academic text (1992) -
And she mentions one thing that might be worth pointing out, which is this was this is compulsory education.
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Should we make reading Aristotle compulsory in school?
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Right now we don't have, for instance, compulsory education in Oman.
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In general, skating competition consists of three phases: compulsory figures, a short program, and freestyle.
Academic text (1991) -
In many countries, education is compulsory for children up to a certain age.
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Participation in the workshop is compulsory for students enrolled in the course.
Synonyms
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Law or rules say you must do it
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5.3
Required by law, rule, or authority
Something a rule, law, or official says you must have
Must follow law or rules and cannot be a personal choice
Required by moral duty or law
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
The right of a person on trial to have witnesses brought by court order
How Mandatory
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4.2
99
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
compulsory = compulsion (transparent) = compuls + ory
The adjective is derived from the noun 'compulsion' with the adjectival suffix '-ory', so learners who know 'compulsion' can infer 'compulsory' means required or imposed.
Etymology
Compulsory is related to compel and comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and pellere 'to drive'. So, something compulsory is 'driven' or forced on you, which is why it means you must do it or it is required.