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obligatory
adjective
(ob-lig-a-to-ry)
morally or legally constraining or binding
Antonyms:
optional
,
Examples:
Attendance is obligatory.
An obligatory contribution.
obligatory
adjective
(ob-lig-a-to-ry)
required by obligation or compulsion or convention
Examples:
He made all the obligatory apologies.
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