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

Yeah, but often spread by the government itself regarding natural immunity, closures of schools, closures- of mask mandates, people lost their jobs because of these vaccine mandates that didn't make any public health sense. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

The defendants arrived at dawn, just before the morning prayer call, the time when the regime's laws mandate execution sentences be carried out. — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Verb

This proposal would expand upon a 2023 law that mandated these services at UC and CSU campuses. — Mckenna Mobley, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

There’s a national push to mandate the teaching of Bible in public schools and the posting of the Ten Commandments in public places. — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026