compulsory

B2 Topic:Law & Government
US /kəmˈpʌlsəɹi/
adj noun Freq #20549

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    that must be done because of a rule or law

    In most schools, physical education is compulsory.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · that must be done because... mandatoryrequiredobligatory
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms compulsorilycompulsorinesscompulsorynessnon-compulsorynoncompulsorysemicompulsoryuncompulsory

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.

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