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Compliance

Meaning in public administration, with examples

/kəmˈplaɪəns/nounCore term

In public administration, compliance means: The state of following the rules, laws, standards or conditions that apply to an organization or activity, and the work of checking that this happens.

In Turkish: uyum, uygunluk, mevzuata uygunluk

How it is used

Used with in and with: in compliance with the regulation. Agencies monitor and enforce compliance, and many organizations have a compliance officer or compliance unit. The verb is comply with: All suppliers must comply with the standards.

Example sentences

  1. Inspectors check compliance with health and safety rules twice a year.

  2. The payment was made in compliance with the procurement law.

Common collocations

  • in compliance with
  • ensure compliance
  • compliance audit
  • compliance officer
  • non-compliance
  • regulationAn official rule made by a government body, usually under the authority of a law; also the general activity of controlling an industry or activity through such rules.
  • enforcementThe work of making sure that laws and rules are obeyed, through inspections, warnings, fines, orders or legal action.
  • inspectionAn official visit or examination to check that a place, organization, product or activity meets the required rules and standards.
  • auditAn official, independent examination of an organization's accounts, systems or performance to check that money was used properly and rules were followed.

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