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English Dictionary: mandatory	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for mandatory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mandatory adj required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading" Synonym(s): compulsory, mandatory, required n the recipient of a mandate Synonym(s): mandatary, 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 Synonym(s): mandate, mandatory
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mandatory \Man"datory\, a. [L. mandatorius.] Containing a command; preceptive; directory.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mandatory \Man"datory\, n. Same as {Mandatary}.