word-vault/dist/data/cards/ma/mandatory.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "mandatory",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "required by law",
            "sensetop": "mandatory (for somebody) (to do something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The offence carries a mandatory life sentence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is mandatory for blood banks to test all donated blood for the virus.",
                    "contextForm": "mandatory (for somebody) (to do something)"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "compulsory"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmændətəri//mænˈdeɪtəri/",
                "audio": "ma/mandatory/mandatory__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmændətɔːri/",
                "audio": "ma/mandatory/mandatory__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from late Latin mandatorius, from Latin mandatum ‘something commanded’."
}