The new safety regulations made it mandatory for all construction workers to wear protective helmets on site.
新的安全规定要求所有建筑工人在现场必须佩戴防护头盔。
- A city introduced mandatory calorie labeling on restaurant menus in 2019.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Epidemiologist Grace Muthoni argues that mandatory paid sick leave policies reduce the spread of contagious illness in workplaces by allowing sick employees to stay home without losing income.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Economist Bilal Rahman counters that some small businesses respond to mandatory paid sick leave by reducing overall staffing levels, which can increase workplace crowding among remaining employees and potentially offset some of the public health benefit Muthoni describes.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “mandatory”?
C — Required by rule or law. “mandatory” means required by rule or law.
Which word means “required by rule or law”?
D — mandatory. “mandatory” means required by rule or law.
mandatory — required by rule or law. In Chinese: 强制的，法定的.
mandatory is pronounced /ˈmændətɔːri/.
The new safety regulations made it mandatory for all construction workers to wear protective helmets on site. (新的安全规定要求所有建筑工人在现场必须佩戴防护头盔。)
compulsory, obligatory, required — all close in meaning to mandatory (required by rule or law).
optional, voluntary — each the opposite of mandatory (required by rule or law).
Yes. mandatory is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
mandate(order)+ory(form)