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Obedience vs Compliance - What's the difference?

obedience | compliance |

As nouns the difference between obedience and compliance

is that obedience is the quality of being obedient while compliance is an act of complying.

obedience

English

(wikipedia obedience)

Alternative forms

* , (l) (qualifier)

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being obedient.
    • Obedience is essential in any army.
  • * 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter VIII
    • Cautioning Nobs to silence, and he had learned many lessons in the value of obedience since we had entered Caspak, I slunk forward, taking advantage of whatever cover I could find...

    Related terms

    * obey * obedient

    Synonyms

    * submission

    Antonyms

    * disobedience, defiance, rebellion (ignoring ) * violation (ignoring, especially rules ) * control, dominance (ruling )

    External links

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    compliance

    English

    Noun

  • An act of complying.
  • (uncountable) The state of being compliant.
  • (uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
  • A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
  • (medicine) The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
  • (uncountable, business) the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with

    • Antonyms

    *(act of complying) violation