English Explanatory Dictionary

compliance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of complying.
  2. The state of being compliant.
  3. The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
  4. A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
  5. The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
  6. The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.

Pronunciation

/kəmˈplaɪ.əns/ en-us-compliance.ogg

Word forms

compliance compliances

Etymology

From comply + -ance.

Synonyms

compliancy

Antonyms

non-compliance noncompliance violation

Related words

compliant conformance

Derived words

buzzword compliance checkbox compliance compliance car compliance company compliance strike discompliance hypercompliance incompliance malicious compliance overcompliance pain compliance recompliance standards compliance uncompliance undercompliance
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