OBLIGATORY


Meaning of OBLIGATORY in English

[adjective] [not gradable]The medical examination before you start work is obligatory.It is obligatory to (= You must) go through a password routine before you can get into the computer database.Obligatory can also mean expected because it usually happens.Then the secret service agents turned up - all in the obligatory raincoat and hat.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.