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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
mandatory
    adj 1: required by rule; "in most schools physical education is
           compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required
           reading" [syn: compulsory, mandatory, required]
    n 1: the recipient of a mandate [syn: mandatary, mandatory]
    2: 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 [syn: mandate,
       mandatory]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mandatory \Man"da*to*ry\, n.
   Same as Mandatary.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mandatory \Man"da*to*ry\, a. [L. mandatorius.]
   1. Containing a command; preceptive; directory.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Obligatory; compulsory; required by authority.
      [PJC]

   3. (Law) Not optional; not able to be modified or
      disregarded; as, seven mandatory clauses in the contract.
      [PJC]

Thesaurus Results for Mandatory:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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