mandative

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mandate +‎ -ive

Adjective[edit]

mandative (comparative more mandative, superlative most mandative)

Indicates the quality of being a command, or being related to the command.
(grammar, not comparable) Noting the imperative use of the subjunctive, as in "I insist that he leave immediately".
the mandative subjunctive

See also[edit]

English subjunctive

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