"mandatory" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /ˈmæn.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ [US], /ˈmɛən.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ [æ-tensing] Audio: en-us-mandatory.ogg [US] Forms: more mandatory [comparative], most mandatory [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”); 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”), {{m|la|mandātor||one who commands}} mandātor (“one who commands”), {{m|en|mandate}} mandate 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: 36 9 12 43 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 reporter, mandatory sentence

Noun

IPA: /ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /ˈmæn.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ [US], /ˈmɛən.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ [æ-tensing] Audio: en-us-mandatory.ogg [US] Forms: mandatories [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”); 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”), {{m|la|mandātor||one who commands}} mandātor (“one who commands”), {{m|en|mandate}} mandate 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: 36 9 12 43
  2. (dated, rare) A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary. Tags: dated, rare
    Sense id: en-mandatory-en-noun-hB-ZzSgU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 9 12 43

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "обяза́тельный"
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