compulsorily

C2+ Topic:Law & Government
US /kəmˈpʌlsərəli/ UK /kəmˈpʌlsərɪli/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a way that is required by law or rule; obligatorily

    All employees were compulsorily enrolled in the pension scheme.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a way that is required... obligatorilymandatorilynecessarilyforcibly
Opposites
voluntarilyoptionally
Word family

Etymology

From compulsory + -ly. Compulsory derives from Medieval Latin compulsorius, from compulsus, past participle of compellere ('to force'), from com- ('together') + pellere ('to drive').

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