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man·da·tory [ˈmændətəri, Am -tɔ:ri] ADJ inv

1. mandatory (required by law):

mandatory
gesetzlich vorgeschrieben
to make sth mandatory
etw gesetzlich vorschreiben
 8 examples from the Internet

2. mandatory (obligatory):

mandatory
obligatorisch
mandatory bid ECON
obligatorisches Kaufangebot
mandatory meeting
obligatorische Sitzung
to be mandatory for sb
jds Pflicht sein
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mandatory repurchase N ECON LAW

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mandatory sign INFRASTR

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mandatory nursing care insurance N INSUR

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

mandatory meeting
obligatorische Sitzung
mandatory bid ECON
obligatorisches Kaufangebot
to make sth mandatory
etw gesetzlich vorschreiben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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There is a mandatory retirement age of 70.
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It must also be mandatory and supervised by a single state agency.
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Students in distributed learning classes must still complete mandatory provincial examinations.
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The mandatory schooling age was also increased from 14 to 16.
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She was found guilty and sentenced to the mandatory sentence of death.
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His parents kept the truth of his condition from him, passing the mandatory medication off as supplements for his weak health.
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They were not mandatory, and teachers had to apply to give their pupils the test.
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Drug usage that threatens the health and development of minors could force them into mandatory treatment if they don't apply voluntary.
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The component portion for the unidirectional primitive is mandatory.
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Decommissioning and infilling septic tanks is also mandatory.
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