Mandatory (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
mandate; mandatory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("mandatory" is a kind of...):
district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
Instance hyponyms:
Palestine (a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The recipient of a mandate
Synonyms:
mandatary; mandatory
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mandatory" is a kind of...):
receiver; recipient (a person who receives something)
Derivation:
mandate (assign under a mandate)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Required by rule
Example:
required reading
Synonyms:
compulsory; mandatory; required
Classified under:
Similar:
obligatory (morally or legally constraining or binding)
Derivation:
mandate (make mandatory)