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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Civilian control of the military requires obedience to lawful orders, not blind participation in whatever form of violence a president chooses to rename as war.
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For example, a pet owner who doesn't have to absorb the full costs of a $5,000 emergency surgery bill may be better positioned to continue purchasing high-quality food, maintaining regular dental cleanings or enrolling in obedience classes afterward.
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Treat cybersecurity as an investment in economic competitiveness and national resilience, not simply regulatory compliance.
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Faced with a national IT compliance mandate, Sapporo’s city government needed to modernize over one million lines of legacy code, which Kaplan estimated would have normally taken 200 engineering months of work.
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Less money coming into government coffers also means fewer goodies for the population of Moscow, whose acquiescence Putin desperately needs.
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But the balance of risks has changed Europe’s era of acquiescence is over.
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Your Chinese colleague speaks softly in a meeting; is that cultural deference or introversion?
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Japan’s players, initially reverential to the point of deference in Zico’s presence, came out of their shells.
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“Compliancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compliancy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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