MANDATORY definition: authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory. See examples of mandatory used in a sentence.

The meaning of MANDATORY is required by a law or rule : obligatory. How to use mandatory in a sentence. Did you know?

MANDATORY definition: 1. Something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded by law: 2. Something that is mandatory…. Learn more.

4 days ago · Adjective mandatory (comparative more mandatory, superlative most mandatory) obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

Definition of mandatory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If an action or procedure is mandatory, people have to do it, because it is a rule or a law.

mandatory, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

If something is mandatory, it must be done. (Definition of mandatory from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms for MANDATORY: compulsory, required, incumbent, necessary, obligatory, urgent, needed, imperative; Antonyms of MANDATORY: optional, voluntary, elective, discretionary, unnecessary, …

If a crime carries a mandatory punishment, that punishment is fixed by law for all cases, in contrast to crimes for which the judge or magistrate has to decide the punishment for each particular case.