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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024man•da•to•ry /ˈmændəˌtɔri/USA pronunciation adj. - ordered by an authority:mandatory budget cuts.
See -mand-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024man•da•to•ry (man′də tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. - authoritatively ordered;
obligatory;
compulsory:It is mandatory that all students take two years of math. - pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command.
- Lawpermitting no option;
not to be disregarded or modified:a mandatory clause. - Governmenthaving received a mandate, as a nation.
n. - Governmentmandatary.
- Late Latin mandātōrius. See mandate, -tory1
- 1655–65
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged requisite, exigent.
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