Synonyms for mandatory
ˈmæn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr imanda·to·ry

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1. mandatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   obligatory, compulsory

2. mandatoryadjective

   Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

   Attendance at a school is usually mandatory.

   Synonyms:
   obligatory, compulsory

   Antonyms:
   optional

3. mandatoryadjective

   Of, or relating to a mandate.

   Synonyms:
   obligatory, compulsory

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1. mandatary, mandatorynoun

   the recipient of a mandate

   Synonyms:
   mandatary, mandate

   Antonyms:
   optional

2. mandate, mandatoryadjective

   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

   Synonyms:
   mandatary, authorization, authorisation, mandate

   Antonyms:
   optional

3. compulsory, mandatory, requiredadjective

   required by rule

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

   Synonyms:
   compulsory, requisite, needful, needed, required

   Antonyms:
   optional

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1. mandatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   preceptive, directory

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1. mandatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   directory, commandatory, preceptive

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1. List of paraphrases for "mandatory":

   compulsory, obligatory, binding, peremptory, non-compensatory, required, imperative, coercive, statutory, obligation, prescriptive, enforceable, requirement, mandated

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1. Mark Shelly:

   Geisinger is making it mandatory for all employees to receive the flu vaccine this year, by taking this step, we hope to convey to our neighbors the importance of the flu vaccine for everyone.

2. Elizabeth Warren:

   The 1994 crime bill's mandatory minimums and 'truth-in-sentencing' provisions that require offenders to serve the vast majority of their sentences have not proven effective.

3. Michael Filoromo:

   It impacts a huge chunk of the workforce, when we have people come to us, we ask people if they have a mandatory arbitration provision as part of our initial intake process, and it's amazing how many people just say,' I don't know.'.

4. Alexei Kudrin:

   There is not enough political will, if we now abandon the mandatory pensions system, then the situation accumulation of the resources will be uncertain.

5. Deepesh Rathore:

   While we are all concerned about badly maintained vehicles causing pollution, the solution to that is to make annual vehicle health checks mandatory, if today the NGT can do this thing without any warning, any planning or any heads-up then in five years the same can be done for petrol vehicles as well.