obligatoryadjective
uk/əˈblɪɡ.ə.tər.i/us/əˈblɪɡ.ə.tɔːr.i/C1 If something is obligatory, you must do it because of a rule or law, etc.:
The medical examination before you start work is obligatory.
[ + to infinitive ] The statute made it obligatory for all healthy males between 14 and 60 to work.
C2 expected because it usually happens:
Several Secret Service agents surrounded the President, all wearing the obligatory raincoat and hat.
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