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man·da·to·ry  audio  (mnd-tôr, -tr) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.
  2. Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate.
  3. Holding a League of Nations mandate over a territory.
NOUN:
pl. man·da·to·ries
A mandatary.



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