compliancy

noun

kəm-ˈplī-ən(t)-sē How to pronounce compliancy (audio)
Definition of compliancynext
as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others decided to go against his characteristic compliancy and stand up for himself

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Recent Examples of compliancy Paired with the news of Mahomes’ restructure, the Chiefs have opened up a simple path to compliancy. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2026 While the legislation aims to address gaps in compliancy with federal transparency rules, the Wisconsin Hospital Association argues it's not needed as the state ranks high in transparency adherence. — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 June 2025 The parts that are produced for a vehicle impact whether an entire car or truck is compliant, but many major parts such as engines and transmissions are assembled locally, assisting compliancy for the finished product. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025 This scholarly expansion will likely involve a creative crossover of state backing and private sector cooperation from companies ready to meet research-grade compliancy standards. — Joerg Leheste, Scientific American, 8 July 2024 These numbers are also fed to a random bit Generator algorithm (RGB) which distills further the entropy of quantum origin to produce random bits in compliancy to NIST 800-90A/B/C standard. — Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Apr. 2021 The Landmarks Commission's restrictions on altering historic features make ADA compliancy difficult. — Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compliancy
  1. obedience
  2. compliance
  3. acquiescence
  4. deference
Noun
  • As its civil lawsuits foundered, the Justice Department reached for another weapon to compel obedience from state election officers.
    — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • My abuser understood the power of words, and used them to dictate the terms of my obedience.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of obedience
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  • Yes, but this doesn’t save a business from the compliance nightmare.
    — Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Justice Department routinely sends election monitors to polling locations to ensure compliance with laws and that voters’ rights are protected.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of compliance
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  • The greatest near-term threat to world order, then, is what might be called the Taiwanese chip crisis, in which Beijing mobilizes to take control of the island and the United States must choose between armed resistance and acquiescence.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There are similar issues in competitive races in Kansas, Iowa and Ohio, where Republican acquiescence could hurt the party on Election Day as their constituents face factory layoffs, farm foreclosures and higher prices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of acquiescence
Noun
  • But Ditelberg said a court could conclude that requiring an account to retain individual shares is still an investment decision — an argument that may carry more weight after the Supreme Court's overturning of Chevron deference.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • All that requisite lightness and deference when there was nothing light or deferential about her.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of deference

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“Compliancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliancy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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