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
Most of the IPOs that took place last year were IPOs that were mandated in 2023 or 2024.
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Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
After Wells Fargo mandated a return-to-office policy in 2022 for three days a week, Arbuckle asked to work from home permanently instead of working uptown.
—Chase Jordan
april 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Currently, retailers are allowed to participate in a voluntary tire program that is not mandated.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
In 2022, the Building and Land Use Approval Streamlining Taskforce was mandated to find out where the city’s development process was broken and figure out how to repair it.
—Melanie La Rocca, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
An earlier draft of the One Big Beautiful Act mandated state participation, but that requirement was later dropped.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
As Christians, we are mandated to defend ourselves against evil, to stand with the oppressed against the same, and to stand with the children of Israel at all times.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The California Earthquake Authority serves a somewhat similar role in earthquake insurance, though homeowners are not mandated to buy its coverage and its policies are underwritten by private insurers.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
That process was not mandated by the Supreme Court or Congress.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
After Wells Fargo mandated a return-to-office policy in 2022 for three days a week, Arbuckle asked to work from home permanently instead of working uptown.
—Chase Jordan
april 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Currently, retailers are allowed to participate in a voluntary tire program that is not mandated.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
In 2022, the Building and Land Use Approval Streamlining Taskforce was mandated to find out where the city’s development process was broken and figure out how to repair it.
—Melanie La Rocca, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
An earlier draft of the One Big Beautiful Act mandated state participation, but that requirement was later dropped.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
As Christians, we are mandated to defend ourselves against evil, to stand with the oppressed against the same, and to stand with the children of Israel at all times.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The California Earthquake Authority serves a somewhat similar role in earthquake insurance, though homeowners are not mandated to buy its coverage and its policies are underwritten by private insurers.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
That process was not mandated by the Supreme Court or Congress.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandated
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The feds last week ordered airlines to cut hundreds of flights per day at O’Hare between mid-May and late October this year, with flights allocated based on airlines’ schedules last summer.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a summary judgment motion requested by the film producers Rust Movie Productions LLC, as well as actor/producer Baldwin and his firm El Dorado Pictures to dismiss the case.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Alameda County Public Defender's Office said that Cedric Irving had already been evaluated by four separate doctors, and the District Attorney requested that Irving be evaluated by a fourth doctor, who apparently concurred.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The measure also would have required health care practitioners who administer vaccines to offer parents an alternative vaccine schedule and to provide parents with information about the benefits and risks of vaccines at the time of vaccination.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say the suspects did not have the permits required under Kenya’s wildlife conservation laws to handle or trade such species.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Mandated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandated. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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