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obligatory
01
necessary as a result of a rule or law
Examples
The completion of safety training is obligatory for all new employees before they start work.
It is obligatory for all citizens to pay their taxes by the specified deadline.
02
done out of routine or social expectation, often with little enthusiasm
Examples
He took the obligatory selfie before leaving the restaurant.
Every meeting started with the obligatory small talk about the weather.
Lexical Tree
nonobligatory
obligatorily
obligatory
oblige
