Mandatory

//ˈmæn.dəˌt(ɔ)ɹi// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
  2. 2
    a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves wordnet
  3. 3
    A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary. dated, rare
  4. 4
    the recipient of a mandate wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

    "Attendance at a school is usually mandatory for children."

  2. 2
    Of, being or relating to a mandate.

    "Mandatory Palestine"

Adjective
  1. 1
    required by rule wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
compulsoryobligatoryabsoluteallyauthoritativebinding

Example

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"The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn."

Etymology

From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”), equivalent to mandate + -ory; see mandate.

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