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adjective
- 1. required by law or mandate; compulsory: "wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists"
noun
- 1. variant spelling of mandatary
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Something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded by law: The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers. Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship. In 1991, the British government made it mandatory to wear rear seat belts in cars. Synonyms. compulsory.
noun. plural mandatories. : one given a mandate. especially : a nation holding a mandate from the League of Nations. Did you know? Something mandatory is the result of a mandate or order, which usually comes in the form of a law, rule, or regulation.
noun. the recipient of a mandate. synonyms: mandatary. see more. noun. a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves. synonyms: mandate. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˌmændəˈtɔri/ UK. /ˈmændətri/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. APA.
adj. 1. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory. 2. Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate. 3. Holding a League of Nations mandate over a territory. n. pl. man·da·to·ries. A mandatary. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of 'mandatory' Word Frequency. mandatory. (mændətri , US -tɔːri ) 1. adjective. If an action or procedure is mandatory, people have to do it, because it is a rule or a law. [formal] ...the mandatory retirement age of 65. Attendance is mandatory. Synonyms: compulsory, required, binding, obligatory More Synonyms of mandatory. 2. adjective.
the rule of law. Ts and Cs. uncalled. uncanonical. unenforceable. See more results » (Definition of mandatory from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) mandatory | Intermediate English. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈmæn·dəˌtɔr·i, -ˌtoʊr·i / Add to word list.
adjectivenoun. mandatory. British. mandatory. [ man -d uh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math. Synonyms: exigent, requisite. pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.
adjective. /ˈmændətəri/, /mænˈdeɪtəri/ /ˈmændətɔːri/ (formal) required by law synonym compulsory. The offence carries a mandatory life sentence. mandatory (for somebody) (to do something) It is mandatory for blood banks to test all donated blood for the virus. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
MANDATORY definition: If something is mandatory, it must be done.. Learn more.
adj. 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. Government having received a mandate, as a nation. n. Government mandatary. Late Latin mandātōrius.
