compulsory

(kəm-pŭl'sə-rē)
adj.

1. Obligatory; required: a compulsory examination.
2. Employing or exerting compulsion; coercive.

n. Sports, pl., -ries.
An element, such as a dive or school figure, required of all competitors in an athletic competition. Often used in the plural.

compulsorily com·pul'so·ri·ly adv.
compulsoriness com·pul'so·ri·ness n.

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adjective

1. Imposed on one by authority, command, or convention: imperative, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, required, requisite. See obligation.
2. Done under force: forced. See willing/unwilling.

adj

Definition: binding
Antonyms: free, liberalized, liberated, optional, unstipulated, voluntary

IN BRIEF: Absolutely required or forced.

Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. — Plato (c.427-347 BC).

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See words rhyming with "compulsory."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - obligatorisk, nødvendig, lovpligtig, tvungen
n. - pligt

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    mødepligt
• compulsory school attendance    tvungen skolepligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verplicht, noodzakelijk

Français (French)
adj. - obligatoire, coercitif
n. - (Sport) figures imposées (npl)

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    présence obligatoire
• compulsory school attendance    scolarité obligatoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - obligatorisch, Zwangs...
n. - Sportpflicht

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    Anwesenheitspflicht
• compulsory school attendance    Schulpflicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υποχρεωτικός, αναγκαστικός, αναγκαίος
n. - (αθλητ.) υποχρεωτική φιγούρα

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    υποχρεωτική φοίτηση / προσέλευση
• compulsory school attendance    υποχρεωτική φοίτηση

Italiano (Italian)
obbligatorio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - compulsório, compulsivo, coercitivo

Русский (Russian)
обязательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - obligatorio, coercitivo
n. - parte obligatoria de una competición deportiva

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    asistencia obligatoria
• compulsory school attendance    escolaridad obligatoria

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obligatorisk, tvångs-, tvingande
n. - obligatorisk gren, obligatoriskt ämne

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
被强制的, 义务的, 强迫的

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    有法定义务的出席, 必须参加
• compulsory school attendance    义务教育

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 被強制的, 義務的, 強迫的

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    有法定義務的出席, 必須參加
• compulsory school attendance    義務教育

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 강제하는, 의무적인
n. - (스포츠) 시합에서의 필수적인 구성 요소

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 強制的な, 義務的な, 必修の
n. - 規定演技

idioms:

• compulsory attendance    強制出席
• compulsory school attendance    就学義務

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اجباري, ملزم, الزامي (الاسم) تمرين اجباري في بعض المسابقات الرياضيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כפייתי, של חובה, חיוני, נחוץ, האילוץ להתחרות כדי להגיע להישג בספורט‬

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