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mandatory

/ˈmæn.dəˌtɔɹ.i/

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What does mandatory mean?

adjective

  1. obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
  2. Of, being or relating to a mandate.

noun

  1. A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (dated, rare) A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmæn.dəˌtɔɹ.i/

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It is not only essential but mandatory, that each one do his part for the common good.
J. L. KennonThe Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a Psychic RevelationProject Gutenberg ebook #563
The opinion that obedience to the Law was mandatory unto salvation was gaining ground.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
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The members of the Committee may not be bound by any mandatory instructions.
European UnionThe Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992Project Gutenberg ebook #686
A bill to make the system mandatory was passed by the House of Lords and its first reading in the House of Commons.
VariousThe Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915Project Gutenberg ebook #987
The requirement of conformity to this higher conventional standard becomes mandatory.
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833