Definition of Compulsory

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Definition of Compulsory
	Compulsory Having the power of compulsion; constraining. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion. Related Definitions: Authority, By, Compulsion, Constraining, Due, Enjoined, Having, Necessary, Obligatory, Of, Power, The, To

Compulsory Quotations

Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State.
Edward Abbey

The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.
W. Edwards Deming

A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.
Garrison Keillor

I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.
Abbie Hoffman

I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15.
Victoria Adams

The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is 'forbidden', whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is 'compulsory'.
John McCarthy

The Anarchists answer that the abolition of the State will leave in existence a defensive association, resting no longer on a compulsory but on a voluntary basis, which will restrain invaders by any means that may prove necessary.
Benjamin Tucker

Also in the new constitution, we want to lower the voting age from 20 years to 18 years and also gradually implement a voluntary military service in replacement of the current compulsory military service.
Chen Shui-bian

Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the rejection of a compulsory way of life. It is also a direct or indirect attack on the male right of access to women.
Adrienne Rich

Compulsory Translations

compulsory in Dutch is bindend, gedwongen, dwingend
compulsory in German is obligatorisch
compulsory in Italian is obbligatorio
compulsory in Spanish is compulsivo, obligatorio
compulsory in Swedish is obligatorisk

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