mandatory
adjective
authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory.
mandatories
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pluralof mandatory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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By giving up the belts, he is stepping away from mandatories, the politics and the pressure to keep defending against whoever is next in line.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
There is also the issue of Usyk's mandatories, which could throw up one particularly eye-catching encounter.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2022
Instead he has dealt with a string of decent but unspectacular mandatories in Hagler-esque fashion as they have shuffled tentatively into his range.
From The Guardian ● May 9, 2016
Greenleaf said he now believes that many mandatories are inequitable and fail in their intended purpose.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015
He never forgot that the Yorkist party had started as the advocates of sound and strong administration, and the mandatories of the popular will against the queen’s incapable and corrupt ministers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
