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Synonyms
Example Sentences
To free the mind and the heart from compulsory religious confession and observance was good for all three interested parties: the state, the church and the people. 
Jon Meacham, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2009 So he wants a private life and no photographs and nobody to know his home address. I can dig it, I can relate to that (but, like he should try it when it's compulsory instead of a free-choice option). Salman Rushdie, New York Times Book Review, 14 Jan. 1990 He began to resent the compulsory attendance at the boring factory meetings. James Reston, Jr., Time, 28 Nov. 1988 compulsory retirement at age 70
Jon Meacham, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2009 So he wants a private life and no photographs and nobody to know his home address. I can dig it, I can relate to that (but, like he should try it when it's compulsory instead of a free-choice option). Salman Rushdie, New York Times Book Review, 14 Jan. 1990 He began to resent the compulsory attendance at the boring factory meetings. James Reston, Jr., Time, 28 Nov. 1988 compulsory retirement at age 70 Recent Examples on the Web On Monday, a Florida judge struck down a federal mandate that would have made masking compulsory on airplanes, trains, taxis, ride shares, and other public transportation until May 3. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2022 Lam's government has been widely criticized for flip-flopping policies, including mixed messaging in February and March on whether a lockdown and compulsory mass-testing would be implemented. Zen Soo And Vincent Yu, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2022 Sunday’s vote was compulsory with almost 2.7 million people eligible to cast a ballot. Ken Parks, Bloomberg.com, 27 Mar. 2022 Masks remain compulsory on public transport in Scotland and Wales. Francesca Street, CNN, 15 Mar. 2022 Many gamers saw the introduction of in-game economies and cryptocurrencies as a way to fleece them, by making splurging on NFTs compulsory to play, or do so on equal footing with other players. Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired, 31 Jan. 2022 Other governments have taken it further by implementing compulsory or voluntary national identity cards. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 In a 1905 case which became a foundation of public-health law, Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the court upheld the state’s compulsory vaccination law for smallpox. Jess Bravin, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021 When the compulsory quarantine requirement kicked in, Zermatt, Switzerland’s busiest ski resort, saw bookings plummet 50% in 48 hours, spokesperson Sabrina Marcolin said. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Dec. 2021 See More
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2022 Lam's government has been widely criticized for flip-flopping policies, including mixed messaging in February and March on whether a lockdown and compulsory mass-testing would be implemented. Zen Soo And Vincent Yu, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2022 Sunday’s vote was compulsory with almost 2.7 million people eligible to cast a ballot. Ken Parks, Bloomberg.com, 27 Mar. 2022 Masks remain compulsory on public transport in Scotland and Wales. Francesca Street, CNN, 15 Mar. 2022 Many gamers saw the introduction of in-game economies and cryptocurrencies as a way to fleece them, by making splurging on NFTs compulsory to play, or do so on equal footing with other players. Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired, 31 Jan. 2022 Other governments have taken it further by implementing compulsory or voluntary national identity cards. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 In a 1905 case which became a foundation of public-health law, Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the court upheld the state’s compulsory vaccination law for smallpox. Jess Bravin, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2021 When the compulsory quarantine requirement kicked in, Zermatt, Switzerland’s busiest ski resort, saw bookings plummet 50% in 48 hours, spokesperson Sabrina Marcolin said. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French compulsorie "compelling, coercive," borrowed from Medieval Latin compulsōrius, derivative, with -tōrius, deverbal adjective suffix (originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tōr-, -tor) of Latin compellere "to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action)" (with -s- from past participle compulsus) — more at compel
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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