mandatory
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- noun
- /ˈmændəˌtɔri/
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requisito
- From the standpoint of building a flow of compostable material to the facility, however, it may have been more effective to make compostable waste a mandatory recyclable for commercial generators.
- making mandatory
Examples
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The school issued a notice stating that attendance at the assembly is mandatory for all students.
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The ABA's Standing Committee on Client Protection, which once promoted making malpractice insurance mandatory, is now proposing a new Model Rule based on the South Dakota model.
Academic text (2001) -
In many countries, wearing a seatbelt is mandatory for all drivers and passengers.
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To comply with safety regulations, having a fire extinguisher in every classroom is mandatory.
Synonyms
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3.2
A rule that must be met for an agreement or offer to be accepted
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2.0
Something you need for a particular purpose or situation
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2.0
A thing you need to live, like food or water
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3.8
A formal legal or financial promise to do what an agreement says, often with a penalty if not kept
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1.8
A necessary thing you must have or meet to be allowed to do something
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Needed before something else can happen
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3.5
Something that must be true or happen first for another thing to happen
Compounds
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Etymology
Mandatory (a thing you must do) comes from the Latin mandare 'to order' and the English word mandate. A 'mandatory' as a noun is literally 'something ordered', so it means a rule or item you must follow.