compliant
adjective
com·pli·ant
kəm-ˈplī-ənt 
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
compliantly
adverb
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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.
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Starting on the 31st school day, noncompliant students in kindergarten through grade 5 must be excluded from school for up to 10 consecutive school days, unless their school was almost entirely compliant with immunization laws the previous school year.
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Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
Since then, the Department of Justice said, TikTok has been under a court order to remain compliant with the act.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
But some researchers quickly criticized the company for showing off an artificial intelligence product that hewed to sexist stereotypes about female assistants being flirty and compliant.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Building facilities compliant with all the regulations alone would take years.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 22 July 2024
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Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
Since then, the Department of Justice said, TikTok has been under a court order to remain compliant with the act.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
But some researchers quickly criticized the company for showing off an artificial intelligence product that hewed to sexist stereotypes about female assistants being flirty and compliant.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Building facilities compliant with all the regulations alone would take years.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 22 July 2024
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compliant
adjective
com·pli·ant
kəm-ˈplī-ənt
: ready or willing to comply : submissive
compliantly
adverb
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