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   mandatory

   /ˈmandət(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. required by law or mandate; compulsory: "wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists"
   • ▪ of or conveying a command: "he did not want the guidelines to be mandatory"

   noun

   • 1. variant spelling of mandatary

   Word Origin late 15th century: from late Latin mandatorius, from Latin mandatum ‘something commanded’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mandatorily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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