non mandatory
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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