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mandatory

[man-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈmæn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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The social security minister said last month it was a priority for her to introduce mandatory workplace pensions alongside the government pension.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

County Chief Executive Joseph Nicchitta has said mandatory arbitration would amount to a “seismic change” in how the county conducts labor negotiations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Whenever new mandatory requirements are proposed, it is important to be clear about what might have to give way to make room for them," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

USC, for example, remains test optional, meaning students can choose to have their scores considered in the admission process, but doing so is not mandatory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

I would lie, but there's no point now that we all carry mandatory identification papers.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

By giving up the belts, he is stepping away from mandatories, the politics and the pressure to keep defending against whoever is next in line.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

There is also the issue of Usyk's mandatories, which could throw up one particularly eye-catching encounter.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2022

Instead he has dealt with a string of decent but unspectacular mandatories in Hagler-esque fashion as they have shuffled tentatively into his range.

From The Guardian ● May 9, 2016

Greenleaf said he now believes that many mandatories are inequitable and fail in their intended purpose.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015

Germany was deprived of her possessions in Africa during the European War, and the Peace Conference of 1919 appointed Great Britain, France, and Belgium to act as mandatories of the League of Nations.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various




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