as in mandatory
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
compulsory retirement at age 70
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Recent Examples of compulsory
Management and unions typically don’t agree on that much, but both sides generally believe voluntary buyouts are superior to compulsory layoffs.
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Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
An early job as a lab technician was interrupted by five years of compulsory military service.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
That’s because voting is compulsory in Australia, with the threat of a fine for noncompliance, and turnout typically exceeds 90 percent.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Gómez downplays the punitive aspect of it, and her subjects self-critically discuss the compulsory manual labor in positive terms.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
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Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
An early job as a lab technician was interrupted by five years of compulsory military service.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
That’s because voting is compulsory in Australia, with the threat of a fine for noncompliance, and turnout typically exceeds 90 percent.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Gómez downplays the punitive aspect of it, and her subjects self-critically discuss the compulsory manual labor in positive terms.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compulsory
Adjective
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Several provisions of Florida public records law stood out: • Attorney fee-shifting is mandatory.—
David Cuillier,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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The suspension is accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health for evaluation and possible treatment as stated under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The intrigue: Other federal agencies receive money from Congress to make required employer contributions; the Post Office doesn't.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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Critics argue, though, that such crackdowns invariably ensnare the poor and the homeless in the criminal justice system, such as when a warrant is issued because someone with an initial summons doesn’t show up in court or pay the required fine.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But try telling that to anyone who has ever been mayor of New York City, including the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, who is fighting an uphill battle to stay in City Hall in the face of his own scandal.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Fleming’s internal polling shows him in a close race against the incumbent senator.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Researchers suggest that expressing emotions in a healthy way—whether through conversation, therapy or self-reflection—is necessary for long-term mental and physical well-being.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Her teachings focus on necessary skills in death and death education without ignoring the crucial business and marketing training side.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Compulsory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compulsory. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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