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mandatory

UK
/ˈmændətəri/
US
/ˈmændəˌtɔri/

Translations

mandatoryadjective
UK
/ˈmændətəri/
US
/ˈmændəˌtɔri/
mandataireDroit international; employé surtout dans les contextes historiques du mandat.
The British government exercised authority over Mandatory Palestine.
Le gouvernement britannique exerçait son autorité sur la Palestine mandataire.
Attendance at the meeting is mandatory for all employees.
La présence à la réunion est obligatoire pour tous les employés.
Additional translations
impératifPlus soutenu; emploi fréquent pour insister sur le caractère indispensable d’une mesure.
Synonyms
imperative
necessary
enforced
required
obligatory
essential
compulsory
Antonyms
voluntary
optional
mandatorynoun
mandatories
pl
UK
/ˈmændətəri/
US
/ˈmændətɔːri/
Rare; denotes a person or state that receives a mandate (League of Nations context, legal context).
mandatHistoire et droit international; territoire placé sous mandat.
Iraq was, for a short period, a mandatory under the League of Nations.
L’Irak a été, pendant une courte période, un mandat de la Société des Nations.
mandataireDroit international; personne ou État administrant un territoire sous mandat.
Under the treaty, the mandatory assumed responsibility for administering the territory.
En vertu du traité, le mandataire a assumé la responsabilité d’administrer le territoire.
Synonyms
authorized representative
mandatary
delegate
agent
proxy
representative
deputy
envoy
delegatee

Definitions

mandatoryadjective
Required by law or rules; compulsory.
Attendance at the meeting is mandatory for all employees.
Relating to or characteristic of a territory administered under a mandate, especially one assigned by the League of Nations.
The British government exercised authority over Mandatory Palestine.
mandatorynoun
A person, body, or state that has received a mandate to govern or act on behalf of others, especially under the League of Nations.
Under the treaty, the mandatory assumed responsibility for administering the territory.
A territory placed under the administration of a mandatory power on behalf of an international body.
Iraq was, for a short period, a mandatory under the League of Nations.
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