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Compliance
/kəmˈplaɪəns/
Acting in accordance with a request, rule, or standard.
Synonyms:
obedience
adherence
conformity
submission
acquiescence
Antonyms:
defiance
resistance
disobedience
rejection
rebellion
Examples:
I nod in
compliance
.
Silent nods confirm group
compliance
.
Compliance
is virtue!
Etymology:
From Old French
compliaunce
, derived from the Medieval Latin
compliantia
meaning
action of fulfilling
, from
complere
which means
to fulfill
.
Usage Statistics:
13 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
Hint:
Frequency according to COCA
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