mandatory

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Eritrea is sometimes called Africa’s version of North Korea because of its mandatory conscription and lack of civil society.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Those amounts do not consider mandatory spending on Medicare and Medicaid.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Fire officials requested mandatory evacuations for a large area north of Ramona Expressway and east of Lake Perris on Friday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The 66-year-old has been criticised for staying on as general secretary past the organisation's mandatory retirement age of 63.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

And in the late nineteenth century the Congress made its reading a mandatory ritual on Washington’s birthday.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis