Mandatory vs. Precatory — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mandatory and Precatory
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Mandatory
Required by law or mandate; compulsory
Wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists
Precatory
Relating to or expressing entreaty or supplication.
Mandatory
Variant spelling of mandatary
Precatory
Expressing a wish.
Mandatory
Required or commanded by authority; obligatory
Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.
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Precatory
(legal) Expressing a wish but not creating any legal obligation or duty.
Precatory words in a will
Mandatory
Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate.
Precatory
Expressing entreaty or supplication;
Precatory overtures
Mandatory
Holding a League of Nations mandate over a territory.
Mandatory
A mandatary.
Mandatory
Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
Attendance at a school is usually mandatory for children.
Mandatory
Of, being or relating to a mandate.
Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory
(disc golf) A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
Mandatory
A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.
Mandatory
Containing a command; preceptive; directory.
Mandatory
Obligatory; compulsory; required by authority.
Mandatory
Not optional; not able to be modified or disregarded; as, seven mandatory clauses in the contract.
Mandatory
Same as Mandatary.
Mandatory
The recipient of a mandate
Mandatory
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
Mandatory
Required by rule;
In most schools physical education are compulsory
Attendance is mandatory
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