as in accreditation
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
the committee has been given a mandate to reform the process for admitting applicants to the university
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as in to order
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
the president of the sports league has mandated drug testing for all active members
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Recent Examples of mandate
Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
For one, they can be politically influenced, with homeowners and communities often lobbying to be excluded in order to avoid insurance mandates and potential building costs.
—Tik Root, Wired News, 26 July 2025
State House News Service, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Following several waves of return-to-office company mandates, 36% of women are continuing to work from home, compared to 29% of men, according to new Labor Department data.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Noun
In the past year, cities from Birmingham, Alabama, to Sacramento, California, have removed minimum parking mandates, but in Florida, just one city, Gainesville, has done so, lifting its minimum parking rules in 2022.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
For one, they can be politically influenced, with homeowners and communities often lobbying to be excluded in order to avoid insurance mandates and potential building costs.
—Tik Root, Wired News, 26 July 2025
Verb
Senators also adopted an amendment from Sen. Michael Moore to mandate training once every five years for police officers on safe interactions with autistic people.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Following several waves of return-to-office company mandates, 36% of women are continuing to work from home, compared to 29% of men, according to new Labor Department data.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Verb
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After being found not guilty, a judge ordered him committed to the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline for a period of at most 60 days.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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He was sentenced to three years of supervised release, including one year of house arrest and ordered to pay around $800,00 in restitution, court records show.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 July 2025
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Any restaurant names or trademarks in the names of our recipes are included solely for reference and do not indicate any authorization or approval by their owners.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2025
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The order by President Donald Trump to deny citizenship to babies born to immigrants without legal authorization to be in the U.S. is now before the courts.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Law enforcement determined the child is not a runaway, and a custody dispute is not the sole reason for requesting an activation.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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The fee applies to Form I-131, used to request travel documents such as advance parole, and Form I-765, the application for employment authorization.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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“Mandate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandate. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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