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Definition of mandatory
1 : required by a law or rule : obligatory the mandatory retirement age
2 : of, by, relating to, or holding a League of Nations mandate
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Examples of mandatory in a Sentence
Parents object to the mandatory nature of the shots—and the fact that their child's access to education hinges on compliance with the immunization regulations. —Alice Park, Time, 2 June 2008
In a move some are calling a “backdoor draft,” the Pentagon has announced it will issue mandatory recalls to more than 5,600 Army troops for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. —Nathaniel Frank, Washington Post, 12 July 2004
At the same time, the 1987 repeal of the Fairness Doctrine, which ended mandatory balanced coverage of politics, gave birth to talk radio, and the television universe splintered between the old networks and the new culture of cable gladiators in which opinion was more entertaining than information and cheaper to produce as well. —Nancy Gibbs, Time, 27 Sept. 2004
the tests are mandatory for all students wishing to graduate
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The regulations would also prohibit schools from making their students sign mandatory arbitration agreements.
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Credit-card machines were made mandatory only last fall.
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center, in a complaint filed Monday at a U.S. court in Washington, said the commission failed to first conduct a mandatory privacy impact assessment, without which its actions are unlawful and unconstitutional.
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Federal law makes certain medical care mandatory under Medicaid, such as hospitalization and nursing home coverage.
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Ever since Touch ID proved fingerprint reading could be seamless instead of clumsy and annoying, a fingerprint sensor has become something of a mandatory feature on every high-end phone.
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The office supports renewable and sustainable transportation research and oversees mandatory efficiency standards.
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House Republicans have delayed the rollout of their budget for the 2018 fiscal year until after members return from a July 4 recess, according to lawmakers and aides, amid continuing negotiations over proposed mandatory spending cuts.
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A mandatory coaches meeting is at 6 p.m. June 30th at the Sportsplex.
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Something mandatory is the result of a mandate or order, which usually comes in the form of a law, rule, or regulation. Today there seem to be a lot of these mandates, so mandatory seat belts, mandatory inspections for industries, and mandatory prison sentences for violent crimes are regularly in the news. But mandatory retirement at age 65, which used to be common, is now illegal in most cases.
Origin and Etymology of mandatory
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But some mandatories come with parole In some cases, a minimum sentence will still be imposed, but the convict would be newly eligible for parole.
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Against Mandatory Minimums counts 22 states that have cut sentencing guidelines for drug offenders.
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Origin and Etymology of mandatory
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MANDATORY Defined for English Language Learners
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: required by a law or rule
MANDATORY Defined for Kids
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: required by law or by a command Student attendance is mandatory.
Word Root of mandatory
The Latin word mandāre, meaning “to commit” or “to order,” gives us the root mand. Words from the Latin mandāre have something to do with committing or ordering. When a task is mandatory, someone has ordered that it must be done. To command is to order someone to do something. A mandate is an order from an authority to follow specific instructions.
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