Mandatory
adjective
Something that you must do because of a rule or a law.
Wearing a helmet while riding a bike is mandatory in many countries.
Often appears as...
- mandatory requirement
- mandatory rule
adjective
Relating to a command or an authoritative instruction.
The mandatory meeting will cover new company policies.
Often appears as...
- mandatory order
- mandatory instruction
adjective
In law, relating to a decision made by a court or a judge.
Under mandatory sentencing, the judge must impose a fixed sentence.
Often appears as...
- mandatory sentencing
- mandatory injunction
Usage tips
Legal, Academic
adjective
Something that you must do because of a rule or a law.
Wearing a helmet while riding a bike is mandatory in many countries.
Often appears as...
- mandatory requirement
- mandatory rule
adjective
Relating to a command or an authoritative instruction.
The mandatory meeting will cover new company policies.
Often appears as...
- mandatory order
- mandatory instruction
adjective
In law, relating to a decision made by a court or a judge.
Under mandatory sentencing, the judge must impose a fixed sentence.
Often appears as...
- mandatory sentencing
- mandatory injunction
Usage tips
Legal, Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Laws
Mandatory isn't used only for laws but for rules in organizations, schools, or clubs.
Attendance is mandatory for all members at the club meetings.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Related
'Mandatory' is often used in safety contexts to mean 'necessary for safety'.
It's mandatory to wash your hands before serving food.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Optional
When something is mandatory, you cannot choose whether to follow it or not.
Completing this course is mandatory for graduation.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Laws
Mandatory isn't used only for laws but for rules in organizations, schools, or clubs.
Attendance is mandatory for all members at the club meetings.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Related
'Mandatory' is often used in safety contexts to mean 'necessary for safety'.
It's mandatory to wash your hands before serving food.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Optional
When something is mandatory, you cannot choose whether to follow it or not.
Completing this course is mandatory for graduation.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Laws
Mandatory isn't used only for laws but for rules in organizations, schools, or clubs.
Attendance is mandatory for all members at the club meetings.
Pro Tip 2/3Safety Related
'Mandatory' is often used in safety contexts to mean 'necessary for safety'.
It's mandatory to wash your hands before serving food.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Optional
When something is mandatory, you cannot choose whether to follow it or not.
Completing this course is mandatory for graduation.
Never forget "Mandatory"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Chasing Rivers, Part 1:...
so nobody expected there to be this booming oasis dream. So, they didn't give them very much water. So, Vegas is now forced to use their water very wisely. They recycle a lot of their fountains and pools, they do mandatory pool coverings, a lot of fountains are grey water, they've been taking
Video examples
The COVID-19 crisis is a...
environmental social targets are important because they go beyond the kind of corporate social responsibility you know icing on the cake but not the cake kind of story so how do you get mandatory again not voluntary metrics put into place in corporate governance
Video examples
How Your Toothbrush...
Then came World War II. - But most important of all, clean your teeth often. Clean them well. - And it was during the war that the Army decided to give every soldier a toothbrush and make it a mandatory part of their daily routine. And that toothbrush design,
Video examples
Inside OKCupid: The math...
you have a chance to tell us the role it plays in your life. And this ranges from irrelevant to mandatory. So now, for every question, we have three things for our first, your answer; second, how you want someone else -- your potential match -- to answer;
Video examples
The radical act of...
You probably know it as the crime bill. It was a terrible law. It ushered in an era of mass incarceration that allowed mandatory minimums, three-strikes laws, the expansion of the death penalty -- it was terrible. But it passed with bipartisan support.
Video examples
The next species of...
Sixty-eight is young today. We've also got to cut the military about three percent a year. We've got to limit other mandatory spending. We've got to quit borrowing as much, because otherwise the interest is going to eat that whole pie.
Video examples
Melati Wijsen: A roadmap...
and about any sustainable innovations, about the realities of today's world. From kindergarten through to graduation. And I mean mandatory. I strongly believe that every young person can be a changemaker.
Video examples
Defecation Watch PIPE...
something the supervisor is notified we come over and we go through the feces looking for the drugs it's an unpleasant but mandatory waiting game and the latest chapter and a continuing life of crime
Video examples
What prosecutors and...
We started exploring new possibilities and uncovering truths about our justice system and how real change happens for us. For me, it wasn't the mandatory programs inside of the prison.
Video examples
Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How...
Eliminating excuses at every turn became my primary responsibility. We addressed every one of those excuses through a mandatory professional development,
Video examples
Chasing Rivers, Part 1:...
so nobody expected there to be this booming oasis dream. So, they didn't give them very much water. So, Vegas is now forced to use their water very wisely. They recycle a lot of their fountains and pools, they do mandatory pool coverings, a lot of fountains are grey water, they've been taking
Video examples
The COVID-19 crisis is a...
environmental social targets are important because they go beyond the kind of corporate social responsibility you know icing on the cake but not the cake kind of story so how do you get mandatory again not voluntary metrics put into place in corporate governance
Video examples
How Your Toothbrush...
Then came World War II. - But most important of all, clean your teeth often. Clean them well. - And it was during the war that the Army decided to give every soldier a toothbrush and make it a mandatory part of their daily routine. And that toothbrush design,
Video examples
Inside OKCupid: The math...
you have a chance to tell us the role it plays in your life. And this ranges from irrelevant to mandatory. So now, for every question, we have three things for our first, your answer; second, how you want someone else -- your potential match -- to answer;
Video examples
The radical act of...
You probably know it as the crime bill. It was a terrible law. It ushered in an era of mass incarceration that allowed mandatory minimums, three-strikes laws, the expansion of the death penalty -- it was terrible. But it passed with bipartisan support.
Video examples
The next species of...
Sixty-eight is young today. We've also got to cut the military about three percent a year. We've got to limit other mandatory spending. We've got to quit borrowing as much, because otherwise the interest is going to eat that whole pie.
Video examples
Melati Wijsen: A roadmap...
and about any sustainable innovations, about the realities of today's world. From kindergarten through to graduation. And I mean mandatory. I strongly believe that every young person can be a changemaker.
Video examples
Defecation Watch PIPE...
something the supervisor is notified we come over and we go through the feces looking for the drugs it's an unpleasant but mandatory waiting game and the latest chapter and a continuing life of crime
Video examples
What prosecutors and...
We started exploring new possibilities and uncovering truths about our justice system and how real change happens for us. For me, it wasn't the mandatory programs inside of the prison.
Video examples
Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How...
Eliminating excuses at every turn became my primary responsibility. We addressed every one of those excuses through a mandatory professional development,
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
I still indulge in a glass of wine or chocolate - treats are mandatory. Without deviating from the day-to-day healthy diet once in a while, it wouldn't be sustainable for me, and that's what I wanted: an approach to eating to last my entire life.
Quote examples
Jeff Cooper
American Celebrity
The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory.
Quote examples
Tim Matheson
American Actor
For me, all collecting must be done out of the love of the art. That being said, investment knowledge is absolutely mandatory so that you are really buying what you think you are buying.
Quote examples
Bill Lee
Athlete
The other day they asked me about mandatory drug testing. I said I believed in drug testing a long time ago. All through the sixties I tested everything.
Quote examples
Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.
Quote examples
Nikita Dutta
Indian Actress
I love 'Eurovision!' It's the best thing in the world, and it should be mandatory viewing.
Quote examples
Lennox Lewis
English Athlete
After you win all these belts, you cannot fight all these mandatory guys.
Quote examples
will.i.am
American Musician
It should be mandatory that you understand computer science.
Quote examples
W. Edwards Deming
American Scientist
It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
Quote examples
Vermin Supreme
American Artist
I stand for mandatory toothbrushing laws.
Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
I still indulge in a glass of wine or chocolate - treats are mandatory. Without deviating from the day-to-day healthy diet once in a while, it wouldn't be sustainable for me, and that's what I wanted: an approach to eating to last my entire life.
Quote examples
Jeff Cooper
American Celebrity
The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory.
Quote examples
Tim Matheson
American Actor
For me, all collecting must be done out of the love of the art. That being said, investment knowledge is absolutely mandatory so that you are really buying what you think you are buying.
Quote examples
Bill Lee
Athlete
The other day they asked me about mandatory drug testing. I said I believed in drug testing a long time ago. All through the sixties I tested everything.
Quote examples
Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.
Quote examples
Nikita Dutta
Indian Actress
I love 'Eurovision!' It's the best thing in the world, and it should be mandatory viewing.
Quote examples
Lennox Lewis
English Athlete
After you win all these belts, you cannot fight all these mandatory guys.
Quote examples
will.i.am
American Musician
It should be mandatory that you understand computer science.
Quote examples
W. Edwards Deming
American Scientist
It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
Quote examples
Vermin Supreme
American Artist
I stand for mandatory toothbrushing laws.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension