compulsory membership

collocation in English

meaningsofcompulsoryandmembership

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compulsory
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpʌl.sər.i/us
/kəmˈpʌl.sɚ.i/
If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule ...
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membership
noun
uk
/ˈmem.bə.ʃɪp/us
/ˈmem.bɚ.ʃɪp/
the state of belonging to ...
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(Definition ofcompulsoryandmembershipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By enacting an organisational law that providedcompulsorymembershipand mandatory dues, the party inadvertently changed the political condition of small industrialists.
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Compulsorymembershipof a generous pension scheme represents part of this protection of family life.
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Willcompulsorymembershipof any particular organisation be demanded as the price of an appointment to the staffs of the corporations?
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I know that the difficulty iscompulsorymembershipof the union.
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The proposal has been made from time to time thatcompulsorymembershipof all students should be converted into voluntary membership.
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I say it is improper to imposecompulsorymembershipof a society upon people practising some occupation.
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First, they ensure that scheme rules, as well as contracts of service, cannot provide forcompulsorymembershipof a pension scheme.
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I have only one other point to deal with, and that is in connection withcompulsorymembershipof the society.
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It may be thought that the consequences ofcompulsorymembershipare not a matter of concern, or that any concern is purely theoretical.
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In general,compulsorymembershipis prescribed in the statutes or articles regulating the conduct of the institution concerned.
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The present discussion relates to those who have reasonable grounds for objection tocompulsorymembership of a particular union specified in a union membership agreement.
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Is he considering the possibility ofcompulsorymembership?
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Secondly, a totally independent regulating authority should be set up withcompulsorymembership.
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The question ofcompulsorymembershipis one of the matters which will be considered when our information is complete.
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We have to bear in mind that there is acompulsorymembership.
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We supportcompulsorymembershipof a private sector scheme for those above specific minimum income levels in addition to an adequate basic universal state pension.
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It may be that there should be a balancing clause by means of whichcompulsorymembershipis brought to an end.
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Money from the public is linked withcompulsorymembership.
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Very few students would be likely to resort to this, but it would meet the objections tocompulsorymembership.
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That would apply the argument ofcompulsorymembership, which is being applied in the present case.
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