Definitions for mandatory

mandatory man·da·to·ry

Spelling: [man-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
IPA: /ˈmæn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Mandatory is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 413 anagrams from letters in mandatory (aadmnorty).

Definitions for mandatory

noun

  1. mandatary.

adjective

  1. authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory:
  2. pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.
  3. Law. permitting no option; not to be disregarded or modified:
  4. having received a mandate, as a nation.

Origin of mandatory

From the Late Latin word mandātōrius, dating back to 1655-65. See mandate, -tory1

Examples for mandatory

Miliband agreed with Cameron that a “mandatory and comprehensive program of de-radicalization” was needed.

Rock's advice carried a mandatory note which was not lost upon his auditor.

But among the Hebrews the requirement was mandatory and imperative.

Pentecost was one of the great feasts in Israel, and was of mandatory observance.

March echoed, as people are apt to do with a question that is mandatory and offensive.

They asked that the mandatory should be England, but England had too much on her hands.

For example, at age 10, he completed the local two-year mandatory preparatory program in just one year.

Now Wisconsin is considering making it mandatory for parents who adopt overseas to have their children “re-adopted” in the state.

Thankfully, testing performers for STDs is mandatory—or so we thought.

But at the same time, markets involve people in new roles and relationships, which can feel just as mandatory and unequal.

Word Value for mandatory
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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