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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

  • ˈ³¾²¹²Ô»å²¹³Ù´Ç°ù¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹²Ôd²¹Â·³Ù´Çr¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·³¾²¹²Ôd²¹Â·³Ù´Çr²â adjective noun plural nonmandatories
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¾²¹²Ôd²¹Â·³Ù´Çr²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mandatory1

From the Late Latin word ³¾²¹²Ô»åÄå³ÙÅ°ù¾±³Ü²õ, dating back to 1655–65. See mandate, -tory 1
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His organisation wants the government to impose drastic mandatory reductions in rent on owners and is threatening to orchestrate a nationwide strike by tenants that would see participants refuse to pay their rent.

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The space became a mandatory stop for local artists such as punk rock group Dead City and garage rockers Warm Drag.

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The economy, as we all should know, if we took any American history in 12 years of mandatory education, did not improve because of the tariffs.

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In California, there was initially a mandatory 15-day cooling off period between patients making a first and second request for aid in dying.

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Death benefits in such programs are considered mandatory spending and are funded regardless of congressional budget decisions.

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