mandatory.
obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
Meaning & usage
obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
Attendance at a school is usually mandatory for children.
Of, being or relating to a mandate.
Mandatory Palestine
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”), equivalent to mandate + -ory; see mandate.
A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.
Where this word comes from
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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