SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
compliance
noun
The act of following a request, rule, or requirement.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Following requirements
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Usage distinction
Return to topObedience concerns authority; compliance can simply mean satisfying a technical rule.
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The compliant family
compliance is grouped under compliant in the main dictionaries. This form keeps its meaning and previous study record.
compliantadjective
Willing to follow instructions or meeting stated requirements.
Willing to follow directions
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Meeting requirements
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The revised application was compliant with the published formatting rules.
A compliant workshop supplied each record the association's review process required and kept its demonstration within the agreed schedule.
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See compliance in use
The organizer checked compliance with the competition's word limit.
The club's careful adherence to its booking plan kept each repair table from becoming crowded at the opening session. Compliance with the hall's closing requirement meant that every visitor and helper had left before the caretaker locked the doors.
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