| a. | 1. | Having the power of compulsion; constraining. |
| 2. | Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion. This contribution threatening to fall infinitely short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory. |
| Adj. | 1. | compulsory - required by rule; "in most schools physical education are compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading" |
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