[Adjective] Something that has to happen or that you must do. Example: The exam was compulsory. Gill had to take it to pass the course.
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Com·pul'so·ry adjective [ Late Latin compulsorius .] 1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining. 2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion. « This contribution threatening to fall infinitely short of their hopes, they soon made it compuls... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/125