compulsoryadjective
uk/kəmˈpʌl.sər.i/us/kəmˈpʌl.sɚ.i/B2 If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law:
Swimming was compulsory at my school.
The law made wearing seat belts in cars compulsory.
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- English is compulsory for all students, but art and music are optional.
- They proposed making secondary education compulsory up to the age of 18.
- He has just finished a stint of compulsory military service.
- Attendance at lectures is compulsory.
- These books are compulsory reading for students of architecture.
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compulsorily
adverb uk/kəmˈpʌl.sər.əl.i/us/kəmˈpʌl.sər.əl.i/
Patients can now be compulsorily detained in hospital only under tightly drawn criteria.