Mandatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the recipient of a mandate

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈændətˌɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈandətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈandətəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /mˈændətˌɔːɹi/.

Examples

in most schools physical education is compulsory
attendance is mandatory
required reading

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

compulsory mandate required mandatary

Parts of Speech

noun	the recipient of a mandate
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
adjective	required by rule “in most schools physical education is compulsory”

Word Forms

mandate

verb

assign under a mandate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

obligatorisch

der Empfänger eines Mandats

🇫🇷French

obligatoire

le bénéficiaire d'un mandat

🇪🇸Spanish

obligatorio

el destinatario de un mandato

🇮🇹Italian

obbligatorio

destinatario di un mandato

🇳🇱Dutch

verplicht

de ontvanger van een mandaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

obrigatório

o destinatário de um mandato

🇷🇺Russian

обязательный

получатель мандата

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिवार्य

अधिदेश प्राप्तकर्ता

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধ্যতামূলক

একটি আদেশ প্রাপক

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டாயம்

ஒரு ஆணையைப் பெற்றவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పనిసరి

ఆదేశం గ్రహీత

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिवार्य

आदेश प्राप्तकर्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરજિયાત

આદેશ પ્રાપ્તકર્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡ್ಡಾಯ

ಆದೇಶವನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವವರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർബന്ധമാണ്

ഒരു ഉത്തരവിൻ്റെ സ്വീകർത്താവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ

ਇੱਕ ਹੁਕਮ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤਕਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لازمی

مینڈیٹ کا وصول کنندہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强制的

受托人

🇯🇵Japanese

必須

委任の受領者

🇰🇷Korean

필수적인

위임을 받은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắt buộc

người nhận ủy thác

🇹🇭Thai

บังคับ

ผู้รับมอบอำนาจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

wajib

penerima amanah

🇵🇭Filipino

sapilitan

ang tatanggap ng isang mandato

🇲🇾Malay

wajib

penerima mandat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلزامي

المستفيد من الولاية

🇮🇷Persian

اجباری

دریافت کننده حکم

🇹🇷Turkish

zorunlu

vekalet alan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶכְרֵחִי

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