Definition of obligatory
1 : binding in law or conscience The ordinance made it obligatory that homeowners clear the snow from the sidewalks.
2 : relating to or enforcing an obligation a writ obligatory
3 : mandatory, required obligatory military service; also : so commonplace as to be a convention, fashion, or cliché the obligatory death scene in opera The thriller included the obligatory chase scene.
4 : obligate 1 an obligatory biped
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Examples of obligatory in a Sentence
The training is obligatory for all personnel.
This action movie includes the obligatory chase scenes.
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The obligatory history paragraph: Strawberries have been considered a European delicacy for centuries, both for aesthetic and pragmatic reasons.
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Some obligatory orientation: The Gaspe (gas-PAY) Peninsula is an extension of Quebec province roughly the size of Belgium that's bordered on the north by the St. Lawrence River and extends into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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At midday join the throngs for an obligatory stop at Tunnel View.
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The 2015 tournament also featured a visa snafu that meant a half-dozen players weren’t available for Cuba’s opening game against the United States, followed by the obligatory political defections.
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Here’s the obligatory Cinebench R15 result, which puts the ROG GX501 Zephyrus in rather good company.
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At this point, let’s throw in the obligatory resume stuff: Pacers president Kevin Pritchard has played in the NBA, coached in the NBA, run a front office in the NBA.
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The obligatory internet column from Jackson pal and former assistant Charley Rosen surfaced Monday listing the pro’s and con’s of trading Porzingis with a long list of hit job criticisms - while claiming Phil knew all along.
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Of course, there's San Antonio, which is given the obligatory fighting chance, but the team needs another megastar.
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First Known Use of obligatory
15th century
OBLIGATORY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of obligatory for English Language Learners
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: required by a law or rule
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: always or often included as a familiar and expected part of something
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