Synonyms of mandates

mandates 1 of 2

noun

plural of mandate

as in accreditations

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

• accreditations
• authorizations
• licenses
• commissions
• delegations
• empowerments
• promotions
• commendations
• consignments
• facilitations
• orderings
• entrustments

mandates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mandate

as in orders

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

• orders
• requests
• dictates
• requires
• demands
• decrees
• asks
• directs
• calls for
• commands
• calls
• ordains
• petitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cancels
• rescinds
• countermands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mandates

Noun

Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Enforcing rigid standards prematurely—as early Space Development Agency (SDA) mandates demonstrated—can freeze sub-optimal designs and throttle rapid tech iteration. — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

In Louisiana, the state housing agency applied to redirect federal money away from rental assistance and toward the establishment of a 200-bed shelter with strict mandates for participants. — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

For instance, one buy-side source currently working with Morgan Stanley on deals said their firm isn’t reconsidering its mandates with the bank. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Their memberships and mandates differ, and there is no indication of a joint command linking the Mecca pact to the broader maritime coalition. — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

This can help investors measure their exposure not only to extreme weather, but also to geographic concentrations across supply chains, tariff policies and energy-transition mandates. — Henry Fernandez, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

During the pandemic, mRNA became almost synonymous with COVID-19 vaccines — and thus entangled with the mandates and restrictions that many Americans resented. — Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

There are times when things are clicking in the economy and both of the two Fed mandates are at peace with each other. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Verb

The Paramount settlement, which mandates that at least 20% of the company’s annual releases be tentpole films, defines that category as a film with a budget of at least $50 million. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

The House will vote on legislation that mandates the Supreme Court be composed of nine justices. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Timothy is charged with murder — an offense that typically mandates a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole — therefore the judge is required to hold a Miller hearing before sentencing in the case. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

One is a 170-page bill that significantly changes juvenile justice procedures, mandates the amount of time served until someone becomes eligible for parole and allows counties to raise a 1% sales tax to fund a juvenile detention center. — Jack Harvel august 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Illinois is one of only a handful of states that mandates screening for postpartum depression, Tandon said. — Dana Kozlov, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

The new rule mandates notification before marketing, aiming to provide the FDA with crucial information. — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

But this week, UFT President Michael Mulgrew threatened to yank his support, critiquing not the curriculum mandates themselves, but contradictory supplements and paperwork. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

The results validate Bradfield City’s Master Plan policy, which mandates green or biosolar setups on 80 percent of suitable new rooftops across Australia’s first new city in a century. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026