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
The creation of the new body aimed at preventing and eliminating corruption in county government was mandated by Measure G, which voters approved about 18 months ago.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Meta said that the details in Robertson-Huff and Garrett’s posts were not mandated by the company.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Short-sighted selloffs mandated by Washington for short-term windfalls undermine those efforts.
—John Hickenlooper, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Previous statutes mandated a rigid pipeline, automatically routing children into adult court for specific charges without regard for their individual humanity or developmental needs.
—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
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
Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Meta said that the details in Robertson-Huff and Garrett’s posts were not mandated by the company.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Short-sighted selloffs mandated by Washington for short-term windfalls undermine those efforts.
—John Hickenlooper, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Previous statutes mandated a rigid pipeline, automatically routing children into adult court for specific charges without regard for their individual humanity or developmental needs.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandated
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The man continued moving around inside the fountain even as police ordered him to get out, according to the outlet.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The court also ordered them to pay Djena nearly three hundred thousand dollars in restitution.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The View could still feature midterm candidates, but per the FCC’s January guidance, their affiliates would be on the hook to provide airtime to rivals if requested.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Due to the size of the crowd, mutual aid assistance was requested, and the crowd eventually overwhelmed the barricades and surged through the mall toward the entrance to the Swatch store, police said.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Lots of cooks in the kitchen The Falcons’ offensive coaching staff is probably fortunate that most of their families haven’t moved to town yet, offensive coordinator Tommy Rees said, because many hours of meetings were required to put together a scheme from many different parts.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Some landlords have refused to rent to Shiites altogether, and certain municipal governments have required background checks and restricted visitors.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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“Mandated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandated. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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