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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.Ìýpermitting no option; not to be disregarded or modified.

    a mandatory clause.

  4. having received a mandate, as a nation.



noun

plural

mandatories 
  1. mandatary.

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 called: mandatary.Ìýa 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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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • mandatorily adverb
  • nonmandatory adjective
  • unmandatory adjective
  • ˈ³¾²¹²Ô»å²¹³Ù´Ç°ù¾±±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of mandatory1

From the Late Latin word ³¾²¹²Ô»åÄå³ÙŰù¾±³Ü²õ, dating back to 1655–65. See mandate, -tory 1
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He split his paternity leave into two parts - six weeks - which was mandatory -immediately after Alicia was born, and the remaining 10 weeks when his wife went back to work.

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PAMA, the suit says, shifted mandatory shared utility costs, which used to be paid by the landlord, onto tenants’ bills in an attempt to evade the cap.

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Jungkook, along with three other bandmates, were discharged from mandatory military service this week, prompting fan frenzy and increasing anticipation for a possible comeback.

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Making his first offseason appearance at the Chargers’ facility this week as the team started mandatory minicamp, Slater immediately passed the team’s conditioning test.

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The report recommends better resources for enforcement bodies to tackle rogue trading and mandatory accreditation for all traders in the sector to increase consumer confidence.

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