2. (loan) (modifier) compulsory, legally required.
I te kaha o te tupu haere o ngā uniana whakature, me te tupu haere mai anō hoki o te Kotahitanga o ngā Tāngata Mahi, i noho ai tēnei uniana ko tētahi o ngā uniana tino nui rawa atu o te motu (TTR 2000:122). / Because of the strong growth of compulsory unions, and the Workers’ Union expanded to become one of the largest unions in the country.
3. (loan) (noun) compulsion, legal requirement.
He iti noa iho ngā take i pahure i a ia, i a ia e pupuri ana i ēnei tūnga ririki, otirā, i te tau 1913, i taea e ia te whakature te rēhitatanga o ngā whānautanga me ngā hemonga Māori (TTR 1996:143). / He was able to accomplish little while he held these minor posts, although he did succeed in 1913 in making the registration of Māori births and deaths compulsory.
