mandatory
Meanings
Plural: mandatories
Noun
- the recipient of a mandate
- 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
- 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.
Adjective Satellite
- required by rule
- "attendance is mandatory"
Adj
- obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
- Of, being or relating to a mandate.
Origin / Etymology
From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”), equivalent to mandate + -ory; see mandate.
Synonyms
binding, compulsatory, compulsory, decretory, forced, imperative, involuntary, mandatary, mandate, mandatory, mando, nonoptional, obligatory, required, unbewised, unvoluntary
Antonyms
compulsory, elective, mandatory, obligate, obligatory, optional, required, requisite
Scrabble Score: 15
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