as in ordered
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 mandated
Previous statutes mandated a rigid pipeline, automatically routing children into adult court for specific charges without regard for their individual humanity or developmental needs.
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Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
The System Change That's Required Psychological safety can't be mandated, and the reason runs deeper than most organizations acknowledge.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Library design plans have not yet been adopted by the council and they would not be mandated if Measure C is approved.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
The new rules also mandated that voters had to vote for every seat that was on the ballot—meaning that Black voters couldn’t try to work as a bloc by voting only for a Black candidate or two and leaving other slots blank.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
The extra ingredients go beyond the minimum standards mandated by federal and some state regulators, Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at Dow Jones Energy, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Fourteen Spanish passengers were taken to a military hospital in Madrid, where they are mandated to quarantine.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
While the ban is officially mandated by local government and not any single cruise line, travelers have not hesitated to share their disappointment.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
His income without the funds totals $6,790 after taxes, per the filing, which also states he is mandated to pay King $6,500 per month following their separation.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
The System Change That's Required Psychological safety can't be mandated, and the reason runs deeper than most organizations acknowledge.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Library design plans have not yet been adopted by the council and they would not be mandated if Measure C is approved.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
The new rules also mandated that voters had to vote for every seat that was on the ballot—meaning that Black voters couldn’t try to work as a bloc by voting only for a Black candidate or two and leaving other slots blank.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
The extra ingredients go beyond the minimum standards mandated by federal and some state regulators, Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at Dow Jones Energy, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Fourteen Spanish passengers were taken to a military hospital in Madrid, where they are mandated to quarantine.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
While the ban is officially mandated by local government and not any single cruise line, travelers have not hesitated to share their disappointment.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
His income without the funds totals $6,790 after taxes, per the filing, which also states he is mandated to pay King $6,500 per month following their separation.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandated
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Alan Cumming will reprise his role as host of the series, which NBC ordered in August 2025.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Both men were also stripped of their political rights for life and ordered to forfeit all personal property.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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City officials requested to extend X Street’s lease about three to five years, wrote Caltrans spokesperson Dennis Keaton.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Brown’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, requested that Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez hold Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu in contempt of court after Nantambu did not appear for a Zoom deposition on Wednesday.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Affordable housing operators will be required to include the preference program in tenant selection and marketing plans for eligible projects.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Morgan Stanley forecasts the market will lose another billion barrels over the course of 2026 due to the time required to restart oilfields, repair refineries and reposition the tanker fleet.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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“Mandated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandated. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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