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
Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
The directive aims to enforce existing regulations that mandate English proficiency for professional truck drivers.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
These health warnings are enforced by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), aka Censor Board, due to a government mandate.
—Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
Now, the Trump administration also appears to be putting a federal effort on ice to mandate access to water, shade and scheduled breaks.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
The directive aims to enforce existing regulations that mandate English proficiency for professional truck drivers.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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The cycle continues Martinez and another pledge were ordered to finish a half-gallon of rum between them, and Martinez’s blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.372 after his death, almost five times the legal limit, his family previously said in a statement.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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And those watering holes in the terminal selling overpriced cocktails would, of course, go out of business without nervous fliers who order a few drinks before their flights.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Camacho and Castle charge that Ground Game LA has continued to profit off their work without authorization, even after blocking their access to the site, and are seeking nearly $5 million in damages.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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In April, Border Patrol agents recorded roughly 8,400 apprehensions of migrants who had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization, according to the preliminary Department of Homeland Security statistics, which have not been officially published.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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Many states have privacy laws that give you the right to request that data brokers remove your personal information, but the system seems to be rigged to make exercising those rights unreasonably difficult.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Walt Ekard Endowed Scholarship at SDSU’s School of Public Affairs to help students pursuing public service.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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“Mandate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandate. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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