Definition of compulsory. Meaning of compulsory. Synonyms of compulsory

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word compulsory. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word compulsory and, of course, compulsory synonyms and on the right images related to the word compulsory.

Definition of compulsory

Compulsory
Compulsory Com*pul"so*ry, a. [LL. compulsorius.] 1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining. 2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion. This contribution threatening to fall infinitely short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory. --Burke.

Meaning of compulsory from wikipedia

- Look up compelling, compulsion, or compulsory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Compulsion may refer to: Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition...
- Compulsory voting, also called universal civic duty voting or mandatory voting, is the requirement that registered voters parti****te in an election. As...
- Compulsory sterilization, also known as forced or coerced sterilization, refers to any government-mandated program to involuntarily sterilize a specific...
- Compulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of all people and is imposed by the government. This education may take place at...
- Compulsory hetero****uality, often shortened to comphet, is the theory that hetero****uality is ****umed and enforced upon people by a patriarchal, allonormative...
- known as land acquisition, compulsory purchase, resumption, resumption/compulsory acquisition, or expropriation, is the compulsory acquisition of private...
- known as the draft in American English, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced...
- A compulsory purchase order (CPO; Irish: Ordú Ceannach Éigeantach, Welsh: Gorchymyn prynu gorfodol) is a legal function in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
- Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly a segment of figure skating, and gave the sport its name. They are the "circular patterns which skaters...
- In Canada, a compulsory trade is a skilled trade that requires government certification of those engaged in the trade. In general, a formal training program...