Difference between Optional and Nonmandatory

OPTIONAL vs NONMANDATORY: NOUN

In the colleges of the United States, an elective study, or one left to choice; an elective.

Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's discretion or choice; allowed but not compulsory
Left to choice; not compulsory or automatic.
Possible but not necessary; left to personal choice

Voluntary, Choice, Alternate, Opt, Additional, Option, Extra, Compulsory, Selectable, Mandatory, Nonobligatory, Ex gratia, Facultative, Elective, Nonmandatory

Voluntary, Choice, Alternate, Opt, Additional, Option, Extra, Compulsory, Selectable, Mandatory, Nonobligatory, Ex gratia, Facultative, Elective, Nonmandatory

URI, and element nodes with optional tag names and optional namespace URI.
Estate agent in Vietnam, optional: Receive free information about projects in Vietnam optional.
Optional Retirement Plan Contribution paid by the University for qualified faculty who so choose an optional retirement plan.
Other badges are optional and cufflinks are optional.
Forms Optional Forms Optional Forms are used governmentwide for various purposes not covered under other categories.
Optional Calculations: Fixed a select case in which optional calculations triggered on an unedited property.
Optional benefits: The plan also offers the two optional riders by payment of additional premium.
Optional Parameters No optional parameters are defined for the Address Withdraw message.
THE PURCHASE OF THE OPTIONAL LDW IS OPTIONAL AND MAY BE DECLINED.
Records an Income transaction with optional Sales Tax and optional Payment Processing Fee.

These suggestions include: The Township should consider imposing timing and sunset provisions with respect to any nonmandatory pension benefit.
Every solicitation with a presubmittal meeting must designate whether the meeting is mandatory or nonmandatory.
It contains mandatory and nonmandatory internal DOD procedures, guidance, and supplemental nformation.
The Alberta Evidence Actshould also contain a nonmandatory, permissive form of generic affirmation as an instructive example.
Paragraphs marked with an asterisk have related, nonmandatory material in the Appendix.
Here, the Union rejected an alternative proposal containing no nonmandatory subjects.
Make field trips nonmandatory and supplement with videos, audios, movies, etc.
Perkins, Chairman, House Committee on ed to a nonmandatory contract.
Support of nonmandatory features and parameter values is optional.
Victoria has a nonmandatory system of registration for lineworkers.