mandatory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈmæn.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ (US)
- /ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/ (UK)
- /ˈmɛən.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ æ-raising
- /mænˈdeɪ.tə.ɹi/ (UK, uncommon)
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Etymology
From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”), equivalent to mandate + -ory; see mandate.
Meanings
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obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
While in the most serious cases mounting an investigation is usually mandatory, there are other occasions where it is less clear-cut or when it is concluded that an investigation would not fulfil RAIB's objectives to improve safety or prevent future accidents.
2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, pages 30–31:It also discusses the access to legal instruments for enforcement with regard to mandatory disclosure of environmental information.
2011, Dirk Bünger, Deficits in EU and US Mandatory Environmental Information Disclosure: Legal, Comparative Legal and Economic Facets of Pollutant Release Inventories, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 57: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'.
1999, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Figments of Reality: The Evolution of the Curious Mind, page 276:
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Of, being or relating to a mandate.
Mandatory Palestine
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mandatory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mandatory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonrequisite · unrequired · elective · discretionary · nonobligatory · optional · volitional · optional · elective · nonobligate · voluntary · facultative · noncompulsory · nonmandatory · nonrequired · free · optionary
Deriveds
mandatoriness · Mandatory Palestine · mandatory sentence · mandatorily · nonmandatory · mandatory reporter · supermandatory · mandatory detention · mandatory sentencing
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
imperative · unbewised · compulsatory · unvoluntary · obligatory · compulsory · forced · mandatory · decretory · compulsory · binding · required · nonoptional · obligatory · involuntary
Translations (51)
bg задължителен (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · de obligatorisch (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · hu kötelező (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · es obligatorio (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · kk міндетті (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · it richiesto (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · ru обяза́тельный (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · pl obowiązkowy (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · km ចាំបាច់ (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · id wajib (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · it necessario (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · hi अनिवार्य (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · eo deviga (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · nl verplicht (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · be абавязко́вы (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · ar مَفْرُوض (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · fr obligatoire (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · mi whakature (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · he הכרחי (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · es mandatorio (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · pt mandatório (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · et sund- (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · da obligatorisk (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · af verpligte (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · ja 強制的な (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · ca obligatori (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · it obbligatorio (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · fi pakollinen (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · cmn 強制 /强制 (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · es necesario (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · ml നിർബന്ധം (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · fi pakko- (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · ar إِجْبَارِيّ (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · no obligatorisk (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · el υποχρεωτικός (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · de vorgeschrieben (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · af verpligtend (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · pt obrigatório (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · sv obligatorisk (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · et kohustuslik (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · hy պարտադիր (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · uk обов'язко́вий (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · tr zorunlu (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · nl nodig (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · fr requis (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · bn ফরজ (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · et sunduslik (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · de zwingend notwendig (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · bn ওয়াজিব (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · ko 의무적인 (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory) · cs povinný (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory)