Associations to the word «Compulsory»

Wiktionary

COMPULSORY, adjective. Required; obligatory; mandatory.
COMPULSORY, adjective. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
COMPULSORY, noun. Something that is compulsory or required.
COMPULSORY PURCHASE, noun. (British) eminent domain

Dictionary definition

COMPULSORY, adjective. Required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.