mandatory

UK /ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/ US /ˈmæn.dəˌt(ɔ)ɹi/

adj 2noun 2

Definitions

adj

obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

Attendance at a school is usually mandatory for children.

This kind of immediate control structure we take to be characteristic of the tribe, and it leads to a rather rigid type of system in which 'every action not mandatory is forbidden'.

Of, being or relating to a mandate.

Mandatory Palestine

noun

A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.

A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.

Collocations

ADJ.

environmental, minimum

All new cars must meet mandatory environmental standards before they can be sold.

VERB + MANDATORY

belts, faces, isn't, level, reform, regard, say, stops

Wearing seatbelts is mandatory for all passengers in every vehicle.

MANDATORY + NOUN

action, children, disclosure, forbidden', life, schools

Wearing seatbelts in cars became mandatory after new safety laws were passed.

PREP.

in, on, with

Wearing a seatbelt is mandatory in most countries around the world.

ADV.

only, usually

Wearing a seatbelt is usually mandatory in most countries around the world.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War

mandate

noun — the recipient of a mandate

mandatary

adjective — required by rule

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Attendance at a school is usually mandatory for children.

Wiktionary

This kind of immediate control structure we take to be characteristic of the tribe, and it leads to a rather rigid type of system in which 'every action not mandatory is forbidden'.

Wiktionary

It also discusses the access to legal instruments for enforcement with regard to mandatory disclosure of environmental information.

Wiktionary

It should be clear that the curriculum reform is mandatory in order to enhance interdisciplinary research.

Tatoeba · #21470

Age discrimination is illegal and retirement is mandatory in only a few occupations.

Tatoeba · #282222

A cooking course should be mandatory in schools.

Tatoeba · #325772

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mandatory is marked as dated, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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