mandatory

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”), equivalent to mandate +‎ -ory; see mandate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/, (uncommon) /mænˈdeɪ.tə.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæn.dəˌt(ɔ)ɹi/
  • (æ-tensing) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛən.dəˌtɔɹ.i/

Adjective

mandatory (comparative more mandatory, superlative most mandatory)

1. obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

   Synonyms: compulsory, obligatory; see also Thesaurus:compulsory

   Antonyms: optional, elective; see also Thesaurus:optional
2. Of, being or relating to a mandate.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Portuguese: mandatório

Translations

Noun

mandatory (plural mandatories)

1. (disc golf) A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.

   Synonym: (colloquial) mando

2. (dated, rare) A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.

Further reading

• “mandatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “mandatory”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
• The Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

• damnatory