mandatory

Adj

1. obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
2. Of, being or relating to a mandate.

Noun

1. A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
2. (dated, rare) A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.

Opposite of

optional, elective, compulsory, mandatory, obligate, obligatory, required, requisite

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

From Late Latin mandatorius (“of or belonging to a mandator”), from mandātor (“one who commands”), equivalent to mandate + -ory; see mandate.

Synonyms

compulsory

obligatory

required

mandatary

forced

mandate

peremptory

imperative

binding

necessary

preceptive

requisite

stipulatory

substitute

agent

vital

authoritative

deputy

directive

enforced

essential

indispensable

involuntary

mandated