non-elective
Not by choice
Non-elective describes something that is required or mandatory rather than chosen.
A non-elective surgery is medically necessary, not optional.
Non-elective courses must be taken to graduate.
The term appears most often in medical and academic contexts where the distinction between required and optional matters: The procedure was classified as non-elective due to the patient's deteriorating condition.
Required by rule
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- requiredNeeded by rule
- enforcedMade to be followed
- imposedForced onto others
involuntary · unavoidable · binding · inescapable · prescribed · statutory · dictated · coercive
Indispensable, cannot omit
- requisiteSomething absolutely needed
- indispensableUtterly required, irreplaceable
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
vital · fundamental · integral · prerequisite · basic · central · pivotal · paramount
mandatory
Required by rule
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- requiredNeeded by rule
- enforcedMade to be followed
imposed · involuntary · unavoidable · binding · inescapable · prescribed · statutory · dictated · coercive · peremptory
necessary
Indispensable, cannot omit
- requisiteSomething absolutely needed
- indispensableUtterly required, irreplaceable
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
critical · vital · fundamental · integral · prerequisite · basic · central · pivotal · paramount · intrinsic
non-electiveelective
Chosen, not mandated
voluntary · elected · chosen · optional · discretionary
non-electiveelective surgery
Non-urgent chosen operation
deferrable · elective · optional · cosmetic · scheduled
elective, elect, election, elects, elected, electing, elector, electors, electoral