Compliance
[kəm'plaɪəns]
Definition
(n.) The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.
(n.) A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Concession, submission, obedience.[2]. Acquiescence, assent, consent, agreement, concurrence.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Yielding, submission, obedience, acquiescence, consent, ductility, docility
ANT:Resistance, repulsion, disobedience, refusal, noncompliance
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Definition
n. a yielding: agreement: complaisance: assent: submission (in bad sense).—adj. Complī′able disposed to comply.—n. Complī′ancy compliance.—adj. Complī′ant yielding: pliant: civil.—adv. Complī′antly.—In compliance with in agreement with.
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Examples
- He returned Mr. Pott's gaze of stone, and in compliance with that gentleman's request, proceeded to make the most he could of the 'serpent. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The learned among them confess the absurdity of this doctrine; but the practice still continues, in compliance to the vulgar. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- If ever she delayed compliance, it was only to hear them repeated, and to enjoy her child's soft, half-playful, half-petulant urgency. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In compliance with this custom--unquestionably a bad one--we subjoin a few biographical words, in relation to the party at Mr. Pickwick's assembled. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- We do not solicit donations in locations where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The king had, in compliance with her exactions, cast off his old friends, but he had acquired no new ones under her guidance. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The lady has no doubt whatever of Mr Twemlow's compliance when he hears her name. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Compliance, by rendering our strength useless, makes us insensible of it: but opposition awakens and employs it. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- My dear mother had disposed of her house at Brompton very unwillingly, in compliance with the wishes of Lord Berwick and her husband. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Mrs. Dashwood WOULD sit up with her all night; and Elinor, in compliance with her mother's entreaty, went to bed. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with these requirements. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- To SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular state visit http://pglaf. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- She named the hour, and I promised compliance. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Adrian remained in the coffee-room, while I, in compliance with his desire, took my seat in St. Stephen's. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Your life may depend upon your compliance. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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