obligatory

//əˈblɪɡətɔːri//
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Adjective

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1

Required by a law, rule, or duty; compulsory.

Wearing a seatbelt is obligatory for all passengers.

2

So customary or routine as to be expected or unavoidable.

He made the obligatory joke about the weather.