Meaning

2 senses
  1. A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.

  2. (dated, rare)A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.

More definitions
  • a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
  • the recipient of a mandate

Examples

62 sentences
  1. Is that mandatory?

    Це обов'язково?

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  2. In France, voting isn't mandatory.

    Голосування у Франції не є обов'язковим.

    ruВо Франции голосование не является обязательным.

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  3. Tom faces a mandatory life sentence.

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  4. It's not mandatory to wear a tie.

    deEs ist nicht zwingend erforderlich, eine Krawatte zu tragen.

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  5. A cooking course should be mandatory in schools.

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Origin

From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who com

From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”), equivalent to mandate + -ory; see mandate.

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Forms

plural: mandatories
Singularmandatory
Pluralmandatories

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves:mandate
  • the recipient of a mandate:mandatary

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmandate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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