Mandatory vs. Compulsory

Mandatory vs. Compulsory — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Mandatory and Compulsory

Mandatoryadjective

Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

Attendance at a school is usually mandatory for children.

Compulsoryadjective

Required; obligatory; mandatory.

The ten-dollar fee was compulsory.

Mandatoryadjective

Of, being or relating to a mandate.

Mandatory Palestine

Compulsoryadjective

Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

Such compulsory measures are limited.

Mandatorynoun

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

Compulsorynoun

Something that is compulsory or required.

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Mandatorynoun

the recipient of a mandate

Compulsoryadjective

required by rule;

in most schools physical education are compulsoryattendance is mandatoryrequired reading

Mandatorynoun

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

Mandatoryadjective

required by rule;

in most schools physical education are compulsoryattendance is mandatoryrequired reading