Collocations for "mandatory"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mandatory" in context.
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mandatory
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a mandatory [requirement, prerequisite, instruction, question]
- a mandatory [life, 25-year] sentence
- mandatory [education, training, qualifications]
- mandatory [funds, provisions, margins, cuts, layoffs]
- mandatory [limits, amounts, controls, restrictions]
- [missed, skipped] the mandatory meeting
- there are [three] mandatory [subjects, classes] (and one optional)
- is mandatory to [have, pass, get, provide, offer]
- is mandatory in [all 50 states, England]
- mandatory in all [schools, institutions, academies, areas, companies, factories]
- mandatory in [some, most, certain, selected] [schools]
- [deemed, declared] mandatory
- wearing [helmets, seat-belts, luminous vests] is mandatory
'mandatory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):