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Ordered by a law or rule.
A new accounting system will
soon become mandatory for
all departments.
That must be done because of a law 1. That you must do because
or a rule. of the law, rules, etc.
The college authorities have
Education is compulsory for children now made these classes
between the ages of 5 and 16. obligatory.

It’s mandatory to wear a seat In China it is compulsory to register a These classes are obligatory
belt in the UK. new born baby with the local police. for all first-year students.

It is compulsory for all motorcyclists It is obligatory to report all

to wear helmets. cases of the disease to the
It is mandatory for blood
banks to test all donated authorities.
blood for the virus.

The difference between these words is in how commonly they are used, It is obligatory for all employees
and in what contexts. to wear protective clothing.
2. used for describing sth
that happens or is done so
Compulsory is less common. It is most often found in the phrases
often that people expect it
compulsory military service and compulsory education.
This action movie includes
the obligatory chase scene.
It is rarely used in spoken language.