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obligatory

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o·blig·a·to·ry  (-blg-tôr, -tr, bl-g-)
adj.
1. Morally or legally constraining; binding.
2. Imposing or recording an obligation: a bill obligatory.
3. Of the nature of an obligation; compulsory: Attendance is obligatory. Mathematics is an obligatory course.
4. Biology Obligate.

o·bliga·tori·ly adv.

obligatory [ɒˈblɪgətərɪ -trɪ]
adj
1. required to be done, obtained, possessed, etc.
2. of the nature of or constituting an obligation
obligatorily  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.obligatory - morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"
necessary - absolutely essential
optional - possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
2.obligatory - required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies"
necessary - absolutely essential

obligatory
adjective
1. compulsory, required, necessary, essential, demanded, binding, enforced, prescribed, statutory, mandatory, imperative, unavoidable, requisite, inescapable, coercive, OB (S.M.S.), de rigueur (French) Third-party insurance is obligatory when driving in Italy.
compulsory voluntary, optional, discretionary, elective, noncompulsory
2. customary, regular, usual, popular, normal, familiar, conventional, fashionable, OB (S.M.S.), bog-standard (Brit. & Irish slang) This hotel has every facility, including the obligatory swimming-pool.
Translations
obligatory [ɒˈblɪgətərɪ] ADJobligatorio
to make it obligatory for sb to do sthhacer obligatorio que algn haga algo
obligatory [əˈblɪgətəri] adjobligatoire
obligatory
adjobligatorisch; ruleverbindlich; obligatory subjectPflichtfach nt; biology is obligatoryBiologie ist Pflicht; attendance is obligatoryAnwesenheit ist vorgeschrieben; it’s obligatory to pay taxjeder ist steuerpflichtig; to make it obligatory to do something/for somebody to do somethingvorschreiben, dass etw getan wird/dass jd etw tut; identity cards were made obligatoryPersonalausweise wurden Vorschrift; with the obligatory pipermit dem obligaten Dudelsackpfeifer
obligatory [ɒˈblɪgətrɪ] adjobbligatorio/a, d'obbligo
to make it obligatory for sb to do sth → imporre a qn l'obbligo di fare qc
obligatory [ɒˈblɪgətrɪ] adjobbligatorio/a, d'obbligo
to make it obligatory for sb to do sth → imporre a qn l'obbligo di fare qc


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The gas compartments are permitted both fore and aft, as in the old type, but the water-ballast central tank is rendered obligatory.
The soldiers allowed themselves to be drawn away by the force of principles, which are, like discipline, the obligatory tie in everybody constituted for any purpose.
He did not know that where the steward had shown him in the accounts that the serfs' payments had been diminished by a third, their obligatory manorial work had been increased by a half.
 
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