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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /mænˈdeɪ.tə.ɹi/ [UK, uncommon], /ˈmæn.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ [US], /ˈmɛən.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ [æ-tensing] Audio: en-us-mandatory.ogg Forms: more mandatory [comparative], most mandatory [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”), equivalent to mandate + -ory; see mandate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deh₃-}}, {{der|en|LL.|mandatorius||of or belonging to a mandator}} Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), {{suf|en|mandate|ory}} mandate + -ory Head templates: {{en-adj}} mandatory (comparative more mandatory, superlative most mandatory)
  1. obligatory; required or commanded by authority. Synonyms: compulsory, obligatory, compulsory Translations (obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory): verpligte (Afrikaans), verpligtend (Afrikaans), إِجْبَارِيّ (ʔijbāriyy) (Arabic), مَفْرُوض (mafrūḍ) (Arabic), պարտադիր (partadir) (Armenian), абавязко́вы (abavjazkóvy) (Belarusian), ফরজ (fôrz) (Bengali), ওয়াজিব (ōẇajibo) (Bengali), задължителен (zadǎlžitelen) (Bulgarian), obligatori (Catalan), 強制 (Chinese Mandarin), 强制 (qiángzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), povinný [masculine] (Czech), obligatorisk (Danish), verplicht (Dutch), nodig (Dutch), deviga (Esperanto), kohustuslik (Estonian), sunduslik (Estonian), sund- (Estonian), pakollinen (Finnish), pakko- (Finnish), obligatoire (French), requis (French), obligatorisch (German), vorgeschrieben (German), zwingend notwendig (German), υποχρεωτικός (ypochreotikós) [masculine] (Greek), הכרחי (Hebrew), अनिवार्य (anivārya) (Hindi), kötelező (Hungarian), obbligatorio (Italian), richiesto (Italian), necessario (Italian), 強制的な (kyōseiteki-na) (alt: きょうせいてきな) (Japanese), міндетті (mındettı) (Kazakh), ចាំបាច់ (cambac) (Khmer), 의무적인 (uimujeogin) (Korean), നിർബന്ധം (niṟbandhaṁ) (Malayalam), whakature (Maori), obligatorisk (Norwegian), obowiązkowy [masculine] (Polish), obrigatório (Portuguese), mandatório (Portuguese), обяза́тельный (objazátelʹnyj) (Russian), obligatorio (Spanish), necesario (Spanish), obligatorisk (Swedish), zorunlu (Turkish), обов'язко́вий (obovʺjazkóvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-mandatory-en-adj-Ku2m-HqB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 7 18 40 Disambiguation of 'obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory': 97 3
  2. Of, being or relating to a mandate.
    Sense id: en-mandatory-en-adj-MV1jbCNb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mandatorily, mandatoriness, mandatory detention, Mandatory Palestine, mandatory reporter, mandatory sentence

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /mænˈdeɪ.tə.ɹi/ [UK, uncommon], /ˈmæn.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ [US], /ˈmɛən.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ [æ-tensing] Audio: en-us-mandatory.ogg Forms: mandatories [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”), equivalent to mandate + -ory; see mandate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deh₃-}}, {{der|en|LL.|mandatorius||of or belonging to a mandator}} Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), {{suf|en|mandate|ory}} mandate + -ory Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Disc golf Synonyms: mando [colloquial]
    Sense id: en-mandatory-en-noun-Fte9uTKi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 7 18 40
  2. (dated, rare) A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary. Tags: dated, rare
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "kötelező"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "obbligatorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "richiesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "necessario"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょうせいてきな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōseiteki-na",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "強制的な"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mındettı",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "міндетті"
    },
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "cambac",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "ចាំបាច់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "uimujeogin",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "의무적인"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "niṟbandhaṁ",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "നിർബന്ധം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "whakature"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "obligatorisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
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      "word": "obowiązkowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "obrigatório"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "mandatório"
    },
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      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "обяза́тельный"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "obligatorio"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "necesario"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "obligatorisk"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "zorunlu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obovʺjazkóvyj",
      "sense": "obligatory — see also obligatory, compulsory",
      "word": "обов'язко́вий"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Terms with Catalan translations",
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    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
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        "US"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɛən.dəˌtɔɹ.i/",
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}

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