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mandatory

[ man-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory:

    It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.
  3. Law. permitting no option; not to be disregarded or modified:

    a mandatory clause.

  4. having received a mandate, as a nation.


noun

plural mandatories.

mandatory

/ ˈmændətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. having the nature or powers of a mandate
  2. obligatory; compulsory
  3. (of a state) having received a mandate over some territory
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also calledmandatary a person or state holding a mandate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԻ岹ٴǰ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • d·ٴr· adverb
  • ԴDz·d·ٴr adjective noun plural nonmandatories
  • ܲ·d·ٴr adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mandatory1

From the Late Latin word Իōܲ, dating back to 1655–65. See mandate, -tory 1
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Example Sentences

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“This needs to be mandatory in order for there to be notable differences,” Taillie said.

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“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.

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In evidence to the inquiry, a government minister said there were no plans to make cash acceptance mandatory.

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He called for a change in the law to allow for mandatory paternity testing before a birth is registered.

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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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