mandatories
Things you must
Mandatories are things that are required or compulsory—obligations that must be fulfilled rather than optional choices.
The term appears most often in institutional or bureaucratic contexts: The training mandatories include fire safety and harassment prevention.
Less common than the adjective mandatory, mandatories treats requirements as countable items on a checklist.
What you cannot lack
- fundamentalsCore elements of something
- basicsFoundational knowledge of something
- must-havesIndispensable requirements
- imperativesMandatory actions or commands
core requirements · priorities · cornerstones · linchpins · indispensables
Required responsibilities
- commitmentsPromises requiring follow-through
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
stipulations · conditions · covenants · clauses · terms · deliverables · deadlines · milestones
Proof of competence
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- preconditionsRequirements that must precede
- requisitesThings absolutely needed
- requirementsNecessary conditions for something
eligibility · credentials · specifications · standards · benchmarks · thresholds · minimums · baselines
Preliminary version of text
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- summonsFormal court notification
taxation · jury duty · statute · ordinance · regulation · legislation · decree · edict
Record of who's present
- uniformIdentical throughout
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
registration · accreditation · orientation · screening · assessment · background check · clearance · safety briefing
necessities
What you cannot lack
- fundamentalsCore elements of something
- basicsFoundational knowledge of something
- must-havesIndispensable requirements
core requirements · imperatives · priorities · cornerstones · linchpins · indispensables
obligations
Required responsibilities
- commitmentsPromises requiring follow-through
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
provisions · stipulations · conditions · covenants · clauses · terms · deliverables · deadlines · milestones · guarantees
qualifications
Proof of competence
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- preconditionsRequirements that must precede
- requisitesThings absolutely needed
requirements · eligibility · credentials · specifications · standards · benchmarks · thresholds · minimums · baselines · groundwork
draft
Preliminary version of text
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
summons · taxation · jury duty · statute · ordinance · regulation · legislation · decree · edict · injunction
attendance
Record of who's present
- uniformIdentical throughout
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- certificationAttestation of qualification
inspection · registration · accreditation · orientation · screening · assessment · background check · clearance · safety briefing · continuing education