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obligatory; compulsory:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.</i></p></div><p class="OsvsNC770LPFqkTe32Ng"><strong>Synonyms: </strong><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/exigent" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="header" data-linkmodule="view-synonyms-for:exigent" data-linkname="view-synonyms:exigent" data-linktype="cta" data-linkurl="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/exigent">exigent</a>, <a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/requisite" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="header" data-linkmodule="view-synonyms-for:requisite" data-linkname="view-synonyms:requisite" data-linktype="cta" data-linkurl="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/requisite">requisite</a></p></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>Law. </em>permitting no option; not to be disregarded or modified:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>a mandatory clause.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->having received a <a href="/browse/mandate">mandate</a>,<!-- --> <!-- -->as a nation.</div></div></span></li></ol><div class="pzAb4KG141SuMsit5NFK"><hr/><div></div><hr/></div></div><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="american-mandatory-noun"><h2>noun</h2><div class="y0ZrXkbLi0mW1fbFOOIa">, <i><em>plural </em><strong>man·da·to·ries.</strong></i></div></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <a href="/browse/mandatary">mandatary</a>.</div></div></span></li></ol></div></section></div></div></section><section class="LOhivfok408KJsgcv8Ab" data-type="british-dictionary-entries-module"><div class="XGv6INcAxMnhr2WgSrQg"><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="RU3P4mEiPC1uju7Hv6Yw" data-type="dictionary-headword-module"><div class="bZjAAKVoBi7vttR0xUts"><p class="elMfuCTjKMwxtSEEnUsi">mandatory</p><div class="AooatC8noO9cmWd95rMo"></div></div><div class="aB40zqNSml1nCbUuOh7V" data-type="pronunciation-toggle"><p>/ <!-- -->ˈmændətərɪ; -trɪ<!-- --> /</p></div></section><section class="uLEIc6UAEiaBDDj6qSnO" data-type="part-of-speech-module"><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="british-mandatory-adjective"><h2>adjective</h2></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->having the nature or powers of a mandate</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->obligatory; compulsory</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(of a state) having received a mandate over some territory</div></div></span></li></ol><footer class="AxYkjCDUNGVRDUdjTF4Q">“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012</footer></div><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="british-mandatory-noun"><h2>noun</h2></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->Also calledmandatary <!-- -->a person or state holding a mandate</div></div></span></li></ol><footer class="AxYkjCDUNGVRDUdjTF4Q">“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. 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</strong>adjective</li></ul></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="bLQY4HuOoBYj7mHuUnvO" data-type="origins-module"><div class="KhyRmcN6T1mkCS6cmpkT v64dancTwzffhlHDy4y0" id="word-history-and-origins">Discover More</div><h2>Word History and Origins</h2><div class="yX4FEAQxKpoMaTLO2pCw"><p>Origin of<!-- --> <a class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" href="/browse/mandatory">mandatory<sup>1</sup></a></p><div>From the <em>Late Latin </em>word <em>mandātōrius, </em>dating back to <!-- -->1655–65. <!-- -->See <a href="/browse/mandate">mandate</a>,<!-- --> <a href="/browse/tory">-tory <sup>1</sup></a></div></div></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section data-type="example-sentences-module"><div class="KhyRmcN6T1mkCS6cmpkT BsLEokjNzgvQY0xyORKn" id="example-sentences">Discover More</div><h2 class="tEJceV7YF9MUrC51KXg7">Example Sentences</h2><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>The city of Beverly Hills passed a mandatory retrofit program in 2018.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-23/despite-californias-year-of-quakes-some-cities-not-acting-on-collapse-prone-apartments-heres-why" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Los Angeles Times" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-23/despite-californias-year-of-quakes-some-cities-not-acting-on-collapse-prone-apartments-heres-why" rel="nofollow">Los Angeles Times</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>Two-thirds of federal spending is mandatory, while the remaining discretionary spending largely goes toward defense.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/11/23/experts-doge-scheme-doomed-because-of-musk-and-ramaswamys-meme-level-understanding-of-spending/" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Salon" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.salon.com/2024/11/23/experts-doge-scheme-doomed-because-of-musk-and-ramaswamys-meme-level-understanding-of-spending/" rel="nofollow">Salon</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>These measures include speed reductions, both mandatory and voluntary, for ships crossing waters that overlap with whale migration or feeding areas.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241121141110.htm" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Science Daily" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241121141110.htm" rel="nofollow">Science Daily</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>The Legislature should pass a bill to remove mandatory work from the Penal Code that doesn’t rely on a constitutional amendment.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-11-20/california-election-forced-labor-prison-slavery-constitution-proposition-6" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Los Angeles Times" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-11-20/california-election-forced-labor-prison-slavery-constitution-proposition-6" rel="nofollow">Los Angeles Times</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>E.On failed to pay the credit in the accounts of mostly vulnerable customers who had ended their contract with the supplier in a mandatory six-week window.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgvpmeex0po" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:BBC" data-linktype="link" 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