mandatory
1. the recipient of a mandate • Syn: mandatary • Derivationally related forms: mandate, mandate (for: mandatary) • Hypernyms: recipient, receiver 2. 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 • Syn: mandate • Hypernyms: district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion • Instance Hyponyms: Palestine
required by rule (Freq. 3) - in most schools physical education is compulsory - attendance is mandatory - required reading • Syn: compulsory, required • Similar to: obligatory • Derivationally related forms: mandate
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