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imposed collapse: set forth authoritatively as obligatory; "the imposed taxation"; "rules imposed by society"

de rigueur collapse: required by etiquette or usage or fashion; "instruction as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur"

compulsory collapse: required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"

inevitable collapse: an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable"; incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"; invariably occurring or appearing; "the inevitable changes of the seasons"

indispensable collapse: unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"; not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"

appoint collapse: furnish; "a beautifully appointed house"; create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"; assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

involuntary collapse: not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy; controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start"

imperious collapse: able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"

necessary collapse: unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; "the necessary consequences of one's actions"; absolutely essential

exigent collapse: requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

irrevocable collapse: incapable of being retracted or revoked; "firm and irrevocable is my doom"- Shakespeare

incumbent collapse: the official who holds an office; currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor"; necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding; "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"; lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent geological formation"

prerequisite collapse: something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"; required as a prior condition or course of study

authorize collapse: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

peremptory collapse: putting an end to all debate or action; "a peremptory decree"; not allowing contradiction or refusal; "spoke in peremptory tones"; "peremptory commands"

prescriptive collapse: pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

conclusive collapse: forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question; "conclusive proof"; "the evidence is conclusive"; final and deciding; "the conclusive reason"

must collapse: grape juice before or during fermentation; a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must"

ultimate collapse: the finest or most superior quality of its kind; "the ultimate in luxury"; being the last or concluding element of a series; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable"; furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"

binding collapse: the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"; strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration; the capacity to attract and hold something; causing constipation; hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding"; executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract"

dictate collapse: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"; an authoritative rule; say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"; rule as a dictator

final collapse: the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament; not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"; conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

decisive collapse: determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"; characterized by decision and firmness; "an able an decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer"; unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls"

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