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Compliant vs Acquiescence - What's the difference?

compliant | acquiescence |

As an adjective compliant

is willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

As a noun acquiescence is

a silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

compliant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
    • The suspect was compliant when arrested.
  • Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
    • The browser is standards compliant .
    The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

    Derived terms

    (compatible with guidlines) * *

    See also

    * compliantly

    Anagrams

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    acquiescence

    English

    (wikipedia acquiescence)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  • (legal) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.

    • Related terms

    * acquiesce

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "acquiescence")