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Is there any difference between compulsory and mandatory?

Question #98195. Asked by King_Angusii.

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gentlegiant17
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gentlegiant17
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According to thesaurus.com they are synonymous.

link http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/mandatory

Aug 02 2008, 2:38 AM
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Mandatory:

Required or commanded by authority; obligatory: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.
Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate.
Holding a League of Nations mandate over a territory.

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Compulsory:

Obligatory; required: a compulsory examination.
Employing or exerting compulsion; coercive.

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Aug 02 2008, 4:18 AM
jk18
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jk18

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Compulsory:

required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.

link http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/compulsory%20

Mandatory:
Required or commanded by authority; obligatory: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.

link http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Mandatory




Aug 02 2008, 8:43 AM
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