# compliance

Pronunciation: say "kuhm-PLY-uhns" /kəmˈplaɪ.əns/

## Noun

1. The condition of being compliant: meeting the requirements set by rules, demands, or authority.
   - Simple: The state of following rules, orders, or requests.
   - _Regulators praised the company's compliance with environmental standards._
   - _Compliance with the building code is required before the property can be sold._
2. The act of complying: doing what is asked, ordered, or required.
   - Simple: The act of doing what someone asks or orders.
   - _His compliance with the court's demand avoided a heavier penalty._
   - _The witness signaled compliance by handing over the documents at once._
3. The department within a business responsible for ensuring that all government regulations are followed.
   - Simple: The part of a company that makes sure the business follows all government rules.
   - _Compliance flagged several transactions that violated reporting rules._
   - _Before launching the product, the firm consulted its compliance department._
4. A disposition to go along with or agree to what others want.
   - Simple: A habit of going along with what other people want.
   - _Researchers studied how peer pressure increases compliance among teenagers._
   - _Excessive compliance can make a person ignore their own needs._
5. How well a patient's actions match an agreed treatment plan.
   - Simple: How closely a patient follows the treatment a doctor has given.
   - _Low compliance with the prescribed regimen often leads to relapse._
   - _Nurses tracked compliance by counting the pills each patient had left._
6. A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure: that is, its flexibility under force.
   - Simple: How much a structure bends or stretches when a force pushes on it.
   - _The spring's compliance determines how far it stretches under a given force._
   - _Designers measured the compliance of the chassis to predict ride comfort._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "comply" combined with the noun-forming suffix "-ance."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/compliance (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).