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mandatory
[ man-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
- authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory:
It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
Synonyms: ,
- pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.
- Law. permitting no option; not to be disregarded or modified:
a mandatory clause.
- having received a mandate, as a nation.
noun
mandatory
/ ˈmændətərɪ; -trɪ /
adjective
- having the nature or powers of a mandate
- obligatory; compulsory
- (of a state) having received a mandate over some territory
noun
- Also calledmandatary a person or state holding a mandate
Derived Forms
- ˈԻ岹ٴǰ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- d·ٴr· adverb
- ԴDz·d·ٴr adjective noun plural nonmandatories
- ܲ·d·ٴr adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mandatory1
Example Sentences
“This needs to be mandatory in order for there to be notable differences,” Taillie said.
“The overtime was a mixture of mandatory overtime ... and voluntary in order to do my part in assuring that resources stayed open to serve the city,” he said in an email.
In evidence to the inquiry, a government minister said there were no plans to make cash acceptance mandatory.
He called for a change in the law to allow for mandatory paternity testing before a birth is registered.
There will also be restrictions on foreign offenders living in the community, including mandatory electronic tags, strict night-time curfews and enforced exclusion zones.
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