mandatory
authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory:It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
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.
Origin of mandatory
1Other words for mandatory
Other words from mandatory
- man·da·to·ri·ly, adverb
- non·man·da·to·ry, adjective, noun, plural non·man·da·to·ries.
- un·man·da·to·ry, adjective
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How to use mandatory in a sentence
And would it really be that bad if I was offered a non-mandatory ultrasound one hour before that abortion?
British Dictionary definitions for mandatory
/ (ˈmændətərɪ, -trɪ) /
having the nature or powers of a mandate
obligatory; compulsory
(of a state) having received a mandate over some territory
Also called: mandatary a person or state holding a mandate
Derived forms of mandatory
- mandatorily, adverb
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