compulsory
com·pul·sory
adjective
1.
- “in most schools physical education are compulsory”
- “attendance is mandatory”
- “required reading”
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.
Phrases
- compulsory acquisition
- compulsory education
- compulsory heterosexuality
- compulsory purchase
- compulsory purchase order
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