Definition of compliant
1 : ready or disposed to comply : submissive a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press was compliant and eager to please
2 : conforming to requirements compliant software
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Examples of compliant in a Sentence
I asked him for a favor, and he was compliant.
The student's shirt was not compliant with the school's dress code.
The software is compliant with the latest standards.
Recent Examples of compliant from the Web
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The fear is that younger, healthy people will buy the trimmed-down insurance plans, causing premiums to rise for the higher-quality A.C.A.-compliant plans, which could price older Americans and people with pre-existing conditions out of the market.
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The tradeable benchmarks are compliant with International Organization of Securities Commissions principles, and clients have to take physical delivery, said Neil Grover, a director at the firm.
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Let Texas’s Ted Cruz and Utah’s Mike Lee present their Consumer Freedom amendment, freeing Obamacare-compliant insurers to sell lower-cost, stripped-down coverage for younger, healthier consumers.
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The changes will designate 18 major institutions where inmates with disabilities are incarcerated as ADA compliant, according to the settlement.
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The new project will include ADA compliant ramps and improvements to tunnels at the station, village and Metra officials said.
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Judge Eric Bloch discontinued the use of the GPS monitoring during a bail hearing Wednesday, saying Nickila has been compliant with the terms of his bail.
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Most people who are compliant with a ketogenic diet must restrict all fruit and a lot of dairy products.
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Video shows the victim, identified in court papers only as C.S., lying prone on his stomach, apparently compliant before the kick.
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Origin and Etymology of compliant
see comply
COMPLIANT Defined for English Language Learners
compliant
playDefinition of compliant for English Language Learners
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: willing to do whatever you are asked or ordered to do : ready and willing to comply
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: agreeing with a set of rules, standards, or requirements
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