compliant

adjective

kəm-ˈplī-ənt How to pronounce compliant (audio)
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as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press

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Recent Examples of compliant The cotton, subject to EU regulations, is GMO-free, compliant with labor laws, and cultivated using water-efficient farming practices. — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025 Lutnick said Trump is considering excluding sectors that are compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement’s content provisions. — Spencer Kimball,kevin Breuninger,jesse Pound, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025 This poor selection process isn’t only bad for the public fisc, but costs an unnecessary number of compliant partnerships the time and money required for an audit to merely confirm that everything is in order. — Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 Berezovsky, who elevated Putin to power from behind the scenes, was soon exiled and replaced with more compliant oligarchs. — Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for compliant

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