mandatory
Use Mandatory in a sentence
dəˌtɔr 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.
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mandatory (ˈmændətərɪ, -trɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having the nature or powers of a mandate |
| 2. | obligatory; compulsory |
| 3. | (of a state) having received a mandate over some territory |
| —n , -ries | |
| 4. | Also called: mandatary a person or state holding a mandate |
| 'mandatorily | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
mandatory
1570s, "of the nature of a mandate," from L.L. mandatorius "pertaining to a mandator," from mandatus, pp. of mandare (see mandate (n.)). Sense of "obligatory because commanded" is from 1818.
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Example sentences
Doesn't seem cooked food is so mandatory to explain all this required energy and smaller teeth.
There, insurance premiums were expensive, but flood insurance coverage was not mandatory for all homes.
It's true, university students get no mandatory training in how to write essays.
The crucial difference is that these pensions were mandatory.
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