Associations to the word «Mandatory»

MANDATORY, adjective. Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

MANDATORY, adjective. Of, being or relating to a mandate.

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

MANDATORY PALESTINE, proper noun. (historical) A geopolitical entity under British administration, roughly consisting of what is now Israel and Palestine, which existed from 1920 to 1948.

MANDATORY SENTENCE, noun. (legal) a criminal sentence of a predetermined minimum period of time which a judge is required by statute to impose upon a conviction for a crime

MANDATORY, noun. The recipient of a mandate.

MANDATORY, noun. 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.

MANDATORY, adjective. Required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading".