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compulsory
/kəmˈpʌlsəri/
adjective
Required by law or by a rule.
- “Education is compulsory until the age of sixteen.”Toofey
- “Attendance is compulsory for all members.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))