Definition of mandatory Mandatory

/mæˈndʌtɔˌɹi/ - [mandutoree] - man•da•to•ry

We found 10 definitions of mandatory from 5 different sources.

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What does mandatory mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

mandatory - required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"
  compulsory, required
  obligatory morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"

Noun

mandatory - the recipient of a mandate
  mandatary
  recipient, receiver a person who receives something
mandatory - 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
  mandate
  district, territorial dominion, dominion, territory a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • mandatory (a.)
    Containing a command; preceptive; directory.
  • mandatory (n.)
    Same as Mandatary.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • mandatory
    Needed for a purpose or a reason.

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