Synonyms of mandate

mandate 1 of 2

noun

ˈman-ˌdāt 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accreditation
• authorization
• license
• commission
• delegation
• empowerment
• promotion
• directing
• facilitation
• commanding
• consignment
• commendation
• entrustment
• ordering
• fostering

mandate

2 of 2

verb

ˈman-ˌdāt 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• order
• request
• dictate
• ask
• require
• decree
• call for
• direct
• demand
• command
• call
• ordain
• petition

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rescind
• cancel
• countermand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mandate

Noun

For years, those rates were high, thanks largely to school attendance mandates that required key vaccinations. — CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

The signals were there—the metric that plateaued, the competitor that shipped, the vendor that matured—but no one had the forum or the mandate to act on them. — Abhishek Bahl, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Verb

The order will advise states with school vaccine mandates to consider updating their laws to reflect the administration’s recommendations, the fact sheet said. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Beginning with the first presidential election in 1789, the federal government terms (for the president as well as Congress) were mandated by the Continental Congress to start on March 4. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026