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man·da·to·ry
(măn′də-tôr′ē)adj.
1. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.
2. Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate.
3. Holding a League of Nations mandate over a territory.
n. pl. man·da·to·ries
A mandatary.
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mandatory
(ˈmændətərɪ; -trɪ)adj
1. (Law) having the nature or powers of a mandate
2. obligatory; compulsory
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of a state) having received a mandate over some territory
n, pl -ries
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called: mandatary a person or state holding a mandate
ˈmandatorily adv
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man•da•to•ry
(ˈmæn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)adj., n., pl. -ries. adj.
1. authoritatively ordered; obligatory.
2. pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.
3. having received a mandate, as a nation.
n. 4. mandatary.
[1655–65; < Late Latin]
man′da•to`ri•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | mandatory - the recipient of a mandate |
2. | mandatory - 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 district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes | |
Adj. | 1. | mandatory - required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading" obligatory - morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution" |
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mandatory
adjective compulsory, required, binding, obligatory, requisite Attendance is mandatory.
voluntary, unnecessary, optional, discretionary, nonbinding, noncompulsory, nonobligatory
voluntary, unnecessary, optional, discretionary, nonbinding, noncompulsory, nonobligatory
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mandatory
adjectiveImposed on one by authority, command, or convention:
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mandatory
[ˈmændətərɪ] ADJ1. (= compulsory) → obligatorio
each article contained the mandatory quota of rude jokes > (iro) → cada artículo contenía la cuota obligatoria de chistes verdes
it is mandatory that you complete levels one and two → es obligatorio que usted realice los niveles uno y dos, tiene usted que realizar los niveles uno y dos obligatoriamente
each article contained the mandatory quota of rude jokes > (iro) → cada artículo contenía la cuota obligatoria de chistes verdes
it is mandatory that you complete levels one and two → es obligatorio que usted realice los niveles uno y dos, tiene usted que realizar los niveles uno y dos obligatoriamente
2. (Jur) [sentence, penalty, fine] → preceptivo, obligatorio
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mandatory
[ˈmændətəri] adj [action, procedure] → obligatoire
the mandatory retirement age of 65 → l'âge de la retraite obligatoire à 65 ans
the mandatory retirement age of 65 → l'âge de la retraite obligatoire à 65 ans
[punishment, sentence] (= automatic) → obligatoire, systématique (= fixed) → systématique
a mandatory life sentence for murder → une condamnation à perpétuité systématique pour meurtre
a mandatory life sentence for murder → une condamnation à perpétuité systématique pour meurtre
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mandatory
adj
→ obligatorisch, erforderlich; mandatory retirement age → vorgeschriebenes Rentenalter; the mandatory nature of this ruling → der Zwangscharakter dieser Regelung; union membership is mandatory → Mitgliedschaft in der Gewerkschaft ist Pflicht; it is mandatory for him to do this → er ist dazu verpflichtet, das zu tun
(Jur) sentence, ban, fine → vorgeschrieben; murder carries a mandatory death sentence → bei Mord ist die Todesstrafe vorgeschrieben; Singapore has a mandatory death penalty for drug offences (Brit) or offenses (US) → auf Drogendelikte steht in Singapur die Todesstrafe
(Pol) mandatory state (= having a mandate) → Mandatarstaat m; (= being a mandate) → Mandat nt; Mandatory Palestine → das Mandat(sgebiet) Palästina; to be a mandatory power → Mandatarstaat or Mandatsherr sein; to have mandatory powers → über Vollmachten verfügen
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mandatory
[ˈmændət/ərɪ] adj → obbligatorio/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mandatory
a. necesario-a, requerido-a.
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