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
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Trump suggested that Musk’s opposition was motivated by the fact that the legislation removes an electric vehicle mandate, which provided subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
The Social Security Fairness Act mandated ending the reduction in benefits for those who received public service pensions —WEP and GPO reductions.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Noun
In February 2022, about 50% of public school children, or more than 20 million pupils, were in districts with mask mandates; then, over a period of six weeks, almost all those districts rescinded their mandates.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Trump suggested that Musk’s opposition was motivated by the fact that the legislation removes an electric vehicle mandate, which provided subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Verb
President Trump mandated in 2021 that hospitals and insurers make prices public for 300 shippable medical services.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
The Social Security Fairness Act mandated ending the reduction in benefits for those who received public service pensions —WEP and GPO reductions.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandate
Verb
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The last time a president called in the National Guard without a governor’s cooperation was in 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson ordered troops to protect civil rights demonstrators in Alabama.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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Helen's Tomato Pie Senior Digital News Editor Rebecca Baer heads to one of downtown Birmingham’s most popular restaurants, Helen, each summer to order their beloved Tomato Pie.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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The government is also now appealing to the public to help find and deport people in the country without authorization.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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UniCredit has built a surprise stake in Commerzbank of 28% since September through derivatives and has the European Central Bank's authorization to hold up to 29.9% in the lender.—
Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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Outside researchers can request access to VSD data by submitting study proposals to the CDC.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Banerjee did not respond to emails requesting comment from The Bee.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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“Mandate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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