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
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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
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Recent Examples of mandates
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said the central bank must strike a balance between its dual mandates, curbing inflation and supporting the labor market.
—CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
In September 2025, Florida announced its plan to end vaccine mandates for hepatitis B, chickenpox and bacterial meningitis, with seven additional diseases expected to follow.
—Anthony Bald, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
The filibuster has played its part in stalling the passing of the Republican funding bill, as the filibuster rule mandates that 60 Senate votes are needed for most legislation.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
And there is always and everywhere a tendency to believe in nonexistent mandates and a tendency to believe that your political circumstances are exempt from the normal vicissitudes of politics and public opinion.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Through the Swain link, LCP has awarded Houlihan two mandates, one for a debt financing of a portfolio company, and another to explore a sale.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Since then, they've been forced to work remotely — at a time when the government was doling out return-to-office mandates — preventing access to labs and crippling the center's mission of embedding NASA climate scientists within international academia.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Halladay said one of his priorities is to get rid of time for time, a policy that mandates a minimum number of instructional hours per year, rather than a specific number of days.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2025
The ultra-rare Mercedes-McLaren SLR is a timeless icon, one that almost mandates being clad a silver hue.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Supporters pitched the orders as a reasonable compromise that temporarily removes firearms from those who have openly expressed specific threats of violence or self-harm, and mandates the return of weapons should a judge determine the owners’ fitness to have them.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
While parents have always been able to request exemptions from the vaccine mandates for medical and other reasons, those were not the vast majority of students in our schools.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
California mandates 500 hours of clinical training, but hospitals won’t accept sufficient placements.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Take, for instance, the landmark SB 707 Responsible Textile Recovery Act that mandates the reuse and recycling of textiles.
—Sj Staff, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The law mandates that all employees of the federal government — the nation’s largest employer — who are furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations are entitled to back pay once the shutdown ends.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
But the mandates also help colleges shovel heaps of bureaucratic muck—validating data for accreditation, carrying out enrollment, flagging troubled students, aggregating metrics of all kinds.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said the central bank must strike a balance between its dual mandates, curbing inflation and supporting the labor market.
—CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
In September 2025, Florida announced its plan to end vaccine mandates for hepatitis B, chickenpox and bacterial meningitis, with seven additional diseases expected to follow.
—Anthony Bald, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
The filibuster has played its part in stalling the passing of the Republican funding bill, as the filibuster rule mandates that 60 Senate votes are needed for most legislation.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
And there is always and everywhere a tendency to believe in nonexistent mandates and a tendency to believe that your political circumstances are exempt from the normal vicissitudes of politics and public opinion.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Through the Swain link, LCP has awarded Houlihan two mandates, one for a debt financing of a portfolio company, and another to explore a sale.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Since then, they've been forced to work remotely — at a time when the government was doling out return-to-office mandates — preventing access to labs and crippling the center's mission of embedding NASA climate scientists within international academia.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
The legislation also mandates that states submit annual reports to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration detailing the number of CDL applicants, test pass rates, and compliance data.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Halladay said one of his priorities is to get rid of time for time, a policy that mandates a minimum number of instructional hours per year, rather than a specific number of days.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2025
The ultra-rare Mercedes-McLaren SLR is a timeless icon, one that almost mandates being clad a silver hue.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Supporters pitched the orders as a reasonable compromise that temporarily removes firearms from those who have openly expressed specific threats of violence or self-harm, and mandates the return of weapons should a judge determine the owners’ fitness to have them.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
While parents have always been able to request exemptions from the vaccine mandates for medical and other reasons, those were not the vast majority of students in our schools.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
California mandates 500 hours of clinical training, but hospitals won’t accept sufficient placements.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Take, for instance, the landmark SB 707 Responsible Textile Recovery Act that mandates the reuse and recycling of textiles.
—Sj Staff, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The law mandates that all employees of the federal government — the nation’s largest employer — who are furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations are entitled to back pay once the shutdown ends.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandates
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Its national accreditations limit how many autopsies each of those pathologists can do — a rule that’s designed to help keep the doctors from being overworked and error-prone but causes backlogs when there’s too much demand.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
26 Aug. 2025
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Prospective patients should verify clinic accreditations and surgeon qualifications.—
Kyle J. Russell,
The Enquirer,
29 Nov. 2024
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Everyone who orders one from October 27 to October 31 will also earn a $5 reward for their next visit.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The crew at Fireman Derek’s is cooking around the clock to pump out sweets for its three storefronts, plus Goldbelly orders that ship nationwide.—
Nila Do Simon,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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An impending federal ruling is expected to strip Texas DACA recipients of their work authorizations, impacting tens of thousands of people in the state.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those actions were justified using authorizations for the use of military force passed by Congress in 2001 and 2002.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Although Tea requests more protection and even asks to leave the undercover operation for safety reasons, PET pushes her to maintain her position.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Doyle’s honor to the Discovery Counseling Center.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, Madar has been snapping up licenses — from an extension of Coach’s fragrance license to the recent inkings of ones with Off-White and Longchamp — but also has driven the acquisition of Goutal and the launch of an in-house brand called Solférino.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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State officials revoked multiple licenses connected to Devastating and another firm on the Esparto site, BlackStar Fireworks, following the explosion.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The reason so many people feel off track when daylight savings time ends is because light has a profound effect on the circadian rhythm, the body’s natural 24-hour clock that dictates when one sleeps and wakes.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
30 Oct. 2025
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Therefore, fairness dictates that blue states take action and gerrymander to the greatest extent allowed under federal law to correct the unfair advantage taken by Republicans, thereby leveling the playing field.—
Marc Lampe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, the No on 50 campaign ran ads with a clip of former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who championed the independent redistricting commissions, decrying the effort to roll them back.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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This is a really cute way to describe already wealthy people not charging sales commissions to wildfire victims.—
Anne Victoria Clark,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Mandates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandates. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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