mandatory
pronunciation
How to pronounce mandatory in British English:
UK [ˈmændətəri]
How to pronounce mandatory in American English:
US [ˈmændətɔːri]
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- Noun:
- the recipient of a mandate
- a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they ar able to stand by themselves
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- Adjective:
- required by rule
Word Origin
- mandatory (adj.)
- 1570s, "of the nature of a mandate," from Late Latin mandatorius "pertaining to a mandator," from Latin mandatus, past participle of mandare (see mandate (n.)). Sense of "obligatory because commanded" is from 1818.
Example
- 1. China has steadfastly resisted any mandatory quotas on carbon emissions .
- 2. Such action could involve a move to mandatory quotas .
- 3. The ethics of mandatory testing are frequently debated .
- 4. Increasingly , these procedures are mandatory .
- 5. But mandatory sentencing laws gave him no choice .