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Primacy vs Compulsion - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between primacy and compulsion

is that primacy is the state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc, hence, excellency; supremacy while compulsion is obsession.

primacy

English

Noun

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  • The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy.
  • The office, rank, or character of a primate; the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church; the office or dignity of an archbishop; as, the primacy of England.
  • compulsion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Fantasy of navigation , passage=It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].}}
  • The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
  • The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).