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
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
The biggest question for investors is how new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and his central bank colleagues see the economic landscape through the lens of their dual mandate to foster stable prices and maximum employment.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
In the days and weeks before Lander’s arrest, Kaplan issued temporary orders that mandated ICE address severe overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and other deeply inhumane practices.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
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Noun
People drove the business, not numbers, was his mandate.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
The biggest question for investors is how new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and his central bank colleagues see the economic landscape through the lens of their dual mandate to foster stable prices and maximum employment.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Verb
Yet mandating local data storage will prevent the world’s best large language models from using domestic content to improve their accuracy in low-resource languages.
—Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
In the days and weeks before Lander’s arrest, Kaplan issued temporary orders that mandated ICE address severe overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and other deeply inhumane practices.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandate
Noun
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And the Department of Health and Human Services took grant programs related to safety, community engagement and parents attending college, plus foreign medical school accreditation.—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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The university holds official accreditation as an Academic Center of Excellence in Cyber Security Research and Education from the National Cyber Security Center.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents and base personnel tracked two suspects while ordering residents to shelter in place, then discovered 51 kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl inside the deserted vehicle.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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While guests can still order from their full beer menu, KC Bier said guests should expect a limited menu of food for matches during the brewery’s busiest hours, like on weekends.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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His alleged crime was preaching without the authorization of the Church of England, the colony’s official church.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The pilot's project manager says Dominion's water court filing seeks authorization to harvest approximately 111 acre-feet of water annually.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Deenadayalan’s attorneys did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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The lawsuit requests that the clinic undertake free genetic testing for all patients and children whose births resulted from embryo implantation during the past five years, the amount of time the clinic had the couple's embryos in its possession.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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“Mandate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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