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compliance
- /kəmˈplaɪ.əns/ Canada, US, UK
- /kəmˈplɑe.əns/ Australia
- [kəmˈplɑe̯.əns] New Zealand
Rhymes with -aɪəns
noun compliances
- An act of complying. strict compliance
- The state of being compliant. The software ensures compliance with data protection laws.
- The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others. His quick compliance with the order impressed the officer.
- A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility.
- The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan.
- The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.
Similar: compliancy · Opposite: non-compliance, noncompliance, violation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: compliancy, obligingness, conformation, conformity, deference, complaisance, submission, abidance, comply, compliant, conform, adequacy, suitability, obedience, pursuant, conformance
noun
Similar: compliancy · Opposite: non-compliance, noncompliance, violation
Translations
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noun act of complying
| Español | cumplimiento, acatamiento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 順守 junshu |
| 中文 | 遵守 zūnshǒu, 服從 /服从 fúcóng, 依從 /依从 yīcóng |
| हिन्दी | आज्ञापालन ājñāpālan |
| Português | cumprimento |
| Français | conformité, acquiescement |
| Deutsch | Einwilligung, Fügsamkeit, Übereinstimmen, Zustimmen, sich Fügen, Einwilligen |
| Italiano | conformità |
| Русский | согла́сие soglásije, соотве́тствие sootvétstvije |
| العربية | اِمْتِثَال imtiṯāl |
noun state of being compliant
| 中文 | 合規 /合规 héguī, 順從 /顺从 shùncóng |
|---|---|
| Português | aderência, conformidade |
| Français | conformité |
| Deutsch | Konformität, Regeltreue, Compliance, Komplianz, Folgebereitschaft, Nachgiebigkeit |
| Italiano | arrendevolezza |
| Русский | согла́сие soglásije, соотве́тствие sootvétstvije |
| العربية | اِمْتِثَال imtiṯāl |
noun tendency of conforming with others
| 中文 | 順從 /顺从 shùncóng, 從眾 /从众 cóngzhòng |
|---|---|
| Português | conformismo, complacência |
| Français | conformisme |
| Deutsch | Konformität, Folgebereitschaft, Nachgiebigkeit, Willfährigkeit, Wohlverhalten, Regeltreue |
| Русский | пода́тливость podátlivostʹ, покла́дистость pokládistostʹ, усту́пчивость ustúpčivostʹ |
noun measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
| 中文 | 撓度 /挠度, 柔性 róuxìng, 變形量 /变形量 |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Nachgiebigkeit, Flexibilität, Compliance, Elastitizität |
| Русский | пода́тливость podátlivostʹ, ги́бкость gíbkostʹ, эласти́чность elastíčnostʹ |
noun medical: accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
| Español | cumplimiento |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 依從性 /依从性 yīcóngxìng |
| Français | observance |
| Deutsch | Compliance |
noun business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
| Español | contraloría |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 法令順守 hōrei junshu, 順法 jumpō |
| 中文 | 合規部門 /合规部门 héguī bùmén |
| Português | compliance |
| Deutsch | Compliance, Regeltreue, Regelkonformität |
| Русский | компла́енс komplájens |
Talk about this word "compliance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compliance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. compliance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compliance "compliance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compliance.Cite this
@misc{compliance_2026,
title = {compliance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compliance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
