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mandatory

US /ˈmændətɔːri/UK /ˈmændətəri/

adjective Target · B2 Kinh doanh chung Nhân sự

Definition

required by rule

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Attendance at the annual workplace safety briefing is mandatory for all production personnel.

Word Family

NounNoun
mandatory gốc mandate mandator
VerbVerb
mandate
AdjectiveAdj
mandatory gốc
AdverbAdv
mandatorily

Synonyms

  • compulsoryrequired by rule
  • obligatorymorally or legally constraining or binding
  • requiredrequire as useful, just, or proper

Collocations

  • Easy mandatory attendance
    describing mandatory attendance (the recipient of a mandate)
  • Medium mandatory staff training
    describing mandatory staff training (the recipient of a mandate)
  • Hard mandatory financial disclosure rules
    describing mandatory financial disclosure rules (the recipient of a mandate)
  • Very Hard impose mandatory compliance quotas
    to impose mandatory compliance quotas, meaning to compel to behave in a certain way

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.