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- 6 dictionary resultsman⋅da⋅to⋅ry
[man-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] 
dəˌtɔr
adjective, noun, plural -ries.–adjective
| 1. | authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math. |
| 2. | pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command. |
| 3. | Law. permitting no option; not to be disregarded or modified: a mandatory clause. |
| 4. | having received a mandate, as a nation. |
–noun
| 5. | mandatary. |
man⋅da⋅tar⋅y
[man-duh-ter-ee] –noun, plural -tar⋅ies.
| a person or nation holding a mandate. |
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| man·da·to·ry (mān'də-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
A mandatary. |
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Mandatory
Man"da*to*ry\, a. [L. mandatorius.] Containing a command; preceptive; directory.Mandatory
Man"da*to*ry\, n. Same as Mandatary.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: man·da·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'man-d&-"tor-E
Function: adjective
: containing or constituting a command : being obligatory —man·da·to·ri·ly /-"tor-i-lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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