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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.
[1655–65; < Late Latin]
man′da•to`ri•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mandatory - the recipient of a mandatemandatory - the recipient of a mandate    
recipient, receiver - a person who receives something
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 themselvesmandatory - 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

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mandatory

adjective
Imposed on one by authority, command, or convention:
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mandatory

[ˈmændətərɪ] ADJ
1. (= 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 twoes 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
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mandatory

[ˈmændətəri] adj
[action, procedure] → obligatoire
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
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mandatory

adj
obligatorisch, erforderlich; mandatory retirement agevorgeschriebenes Rentenalter; the mandatory nature of this rulingder Zwangscharakter dieser Regelung; union membership is mandatoryMitgliedschaft in der Gewerkschaft ist Pflicht; it is mandatory for him to do thiser ist dazu verpflichtet, das zu tun
(Jur) sentence, ban, finevorgeschrieben; murder carries a mandatory death sentencebei 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 Palestinedas Mandat(sgebiet) Palästina; to be a mandatory powerMandatarstaat or Mandatsherr sein; to have mandatory powersüber Vollmachten verfügen
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mandatory

[ˈmændətrɪ] adjobbligatorio/a
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mandatory

a. necesario-a, requerido-a.
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Garma also said PCSO's mandatory contributions to various agencies and programs stretch the budget of the PCSO for charity activities.
According to Nograles, there are around 4 million grade 11 and 12 students in the country that would be affected by the plan to make the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) mandatory.
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Under current laws (Section 39B, Dangerous Drugs Act 1952), he said, an accused found guilty of trafficking a certain amount of drugs will be punished with the mandatory death sentence.
* Paul Seagraves, 42, of Eldorado was sentenced on May 2 by Judge Morris to 4.5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections with 1-year mandatory supervised release for the offense of methamphetamine possession.
Lawyer and education advocate Joseph Noel Estrada underscored the need for agencies involved in the implementation of the mandatory ROTC to ensure that previous issues related to the program should be addressed first before it is revived.
"The reason is that that the mandatory health insurance system will be implemented throughout the country from 2020," he said.
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However, the PEG and MGAG credit risk is mitigated through the Funding Agreement, which requires RBC to make a mandatory advance in an amount up to the debt service required reserve (equal to the two highest months of consecutive fixed payments due to the commodity swap provider) to the extent there is any deficiency on any interest or principal payment date.
[section]893.135(4), if a defendant provides "substantial assistance" the state attorney can move the sentencing court to waive the mandatory. The statute does not define "substantial assistance," but I 'll suggest a working definition based on my 30 years of experience that includes teaching a CLE course on that statute.