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
Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Other public events were tied to the state’s pursuit of federal permission to extend the Pathways program beyond September, when its original five-year mandate expires.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Under the Delaney Clause, the FDA is mandated to ban any food or color additive known to cause cancer, even if just in animals.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Noun
After waves of layoffs, harsh return-to-office mandates and skyrocketing workloads, employees are no longer staying quiet.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Other public events were tied to the state’s pursuit of federal permission to extend the Pathways program beyond September, when its original five-year mandate expires.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
Verb
That’s because while some state or local governments mandate annual property tax reassessments, others set less frequent cycles with gaps of several years — and some have no set schedule at all.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Under the Delaney Clause, the FDA is mandated to ban any food or color additive known to cause cancer, even if just in animals.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Verb
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Studios and streamers also aren't ordering as many shows these days.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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Bronx Criminal Court Judge Audrey Stone on Wednesday ordered that Jeremy Cortorreal spend the next two decades behind bars for killing Lisette Gomez back on March 21, 2023.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The two left the Lewisville Juvenile Treatment Center without authorization around 2:45 p.m.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
19 May 2025
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That's true in Minnesota, where the proposal to strip the state's health insurance coverage for adults in the country without authorization emerged as part of a compromise budget framework.—
Laura Fitzgerald,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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The analysis, requested by Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Soto-Martínez, would have explored whether to allow the hotel to keep a share of the tax revenues generated by the new tower.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Records from interstate child safety authorities are being requested by the police, according to the outlet.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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“Mandate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandate. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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