mandatory
adjective
authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory.
mandatorily
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a word derived from
mandatory.
Example Sentences
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The invite-only app, which is only accessible through iOS devices, debuted in March 2020, exactly when people started mandatorily staying at home.
From The Verge ● Apr. 14, 2021
And it mandatorily increases athlete representation on the board from one-fifth to one-third of the members, so that athlete issues and complaints can’t be just summarily ignored.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2019
As at 28 February 2017, more than 1,300 individuals were mandatorily detained in Australia, 786 for between six months and in excess of four years.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2017
Meanwhile, her determination to be mandatorily anti-blues makes her a human flu shot.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2015
The force has also been criticised for failing to mandatorily refer the case to the IPCC.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2014
