Definition of Obligatory
Obligatory
ob·li·ga·to·ry
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Required or demanded by circumstances or by authority.
e.g. The company made attendance at the meeting obligatory for all employees.
(adjective)
so usual or normal as to be expected from every occasion or everyone, often used humorously;
e.g. They enjoyed a few minutes of obligatory gossip before beginning their work.
(adjective)
constituting a binding obligation or force, or enforcing such an obligation;
e.g. The rules are now obligatory, though they weren't enforced in the past.
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