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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While the British government contends that its arms sales to Israel are compliant with international law, human rights organizations have argued that this position is inconsistent with mounting evidence of war crimes.
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Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
In a world increasingly focused on reducing methane emissions, companies face growing financial pressures to stay compliant with evolving sustainability standards.
—Kyle Russel, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
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Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
In a world increasingly focused on reducing methane emissions, companies face growing financial pressures to stay compliant with evolving sustainability standards.
—Kyle Russel, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 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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