形容词

1. 强制性的; 法定的;义务的
If an action or procedure is mandatory, people have to do it, because it is a rule or a law.

2. (惩罚)强制性的，法定的
If a crime carries a mandatory punishment, that punishment is fixed by law for all cases, in contrast to crimes for which the judge or magistrate has to decide the punishment for each particular case.

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

Synonym: mandate

2. the recipient of a mandate

Synonym: mandatary