Mandatory (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory:It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
  2. pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.
  3. permitting no option; not to be disregarded or modified: a mandatory clause.
  4. having received a mandate, as a nation.
noun, plural man·da·to·ries.
  1. mandatary.
adjective
  1. having the nature or powers of a mandate
  2. obligatory; compulsory
  3. (of a state) having received a mandate over some territory
noun plural -ries
  1. a person or state holding a mandate
Mandatory (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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