Mandatory vs. Forced — What's the Difference?

Required by law or mandate; compulsory

Forced is a single-player and co-op action role-playing game developed by BetaDwarf, released in October 2013 for Windows, OS X and Linux through the Steam platform as well as Wii U. It is about gladiators fighting for their freedom in a fantasy arena where they are assisted by a spirit-like character called Balfus. Gameplay consists of selecting a weapon class and abilities to combat the various enemies of each arena, while solving puzzles using the help of Balfus.

Variant spelling of mandatary

Imposed by force; involuntary

Required or commanded by authority; obligatory

Produced under strain; not spontaneous

Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate.

Simple past tense and past participle of force

Holding a League of Nations mandate over a territory.

Obtained forcefully, not naturally.

A mandatary.

Opened or accessed using force.

Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

Produced by strain; not spontaneous; unsincere.

Of, being or relating to a mandate.

Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.

(disc golf) A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.

Produced by or subjected to forcing;

A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.

Forced or compelled;

Containing a command; preceptive; directory.

Made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency;

Obligatory; compulsory; required by authority.

Lacking spontaneity; not natural;

Not optional; not able to be modified or disregarded; as, seven mandatory clauses in the contract.

Same as Mandatary.

The recipient of a mandate

A territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they ar able to stand by themselves

Required by rule;