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compliant

[ kuhm-plahy-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way:

    a man with a compliant nature.

  2. manufactured or produced in accordance with a specified body of rules (usually used in combination):

    Energy Star-compliant computers.



compliant

/ əˈɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. complying, obliging, or yielding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • dzˈԳٱ, adverb
  • dzˈԳٲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • dz·aԳ· adverb
  • v·dz·aԳ adjective
  • cdz·aԳ adjective
  • ܲȴ-dz·aԳ adjective
  • quasi-dz·aԳ· adverb
  • ܲcdz·aԳ adjective
  • undz·aԳ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of compliant1

First recorded in 1635–45; comply + -ant
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Example Sentences

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It had then said the battery systems were compliant for Indian and European standards but didn't explain what caused the fires.

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"But right now, Congress is a very compliant Congress led by these reckless, radical Republicans, and it's not good for the country."

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Health minister Karin Smyth said the government would be reviewing the ruling to "make sure we are fully compliant with it" and would be working with equality bodies to make sure organisations were fully compliant.

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"Radioactive waste from production absolutely requires safe, compliant, permanent disposal. Currently all disposal facilities in EU are temporary," says Mr Kruemmer.

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When Rob gets nostalgic for our former sex life, I remind him that we’re now dealing with older, less compliant bodies.

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