as in ordering
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 mandating
CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
If mandating fewer students in each class effectively requires the hiring of an unknown number of dud instructors, how do students benefit?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
While there are trade-offs, companies must carefully weigh the pros and cons of mandating employees to work from the office.
—Avetis Antaplyan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Second, mandating end-to-end cryptographic signatures, and third, explicitly prohibiting personal devices for business use, are two additional steps that can help separate legitimate communication from scams.
—Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In 1976, voters passed a ballot initiative that prohibited the State Board of Health from mandating the addition of fluoride or other medicines to public water supplies and required local voters to pass an initiative to add them.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The settlement would put national NIL guidelines in place, mandating the recording of any third-party NIL payments over $600 to a clearinghouse run by the accounting firm Deloitte (more on that later).
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Such proposals are designed to prevent payment processors from assessing interchange fees on the full transaction, typically mandating that payment processors exclude sales tax before assessing interchange fees.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition to filing legislation mandating that payment processors deduct sales tax prior to assessing interchange fees (HB 4124/SB 2026), Texas lawmakers have also introduced related legislation (HB 4061/SB 2056) mandating disclosure of fee agreements between retailers and payment processors.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
But at - if - the - the government should not be mandating those.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
If mandating fewer students in each class effectively requires the hiring of an unknown number of dud instructors, how do students benefit?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
While there are trade-offs, companies must carefully weigh the pros and cons of mandating employees to work from the office.
—Avetis Antaplyan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Second, mandating end-to-end cryptographic signatures, and third, explicitly prohibiting personal devices for business use, are two additional steps that can help separate legitimate communication from scams.
—Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In 1976, voters passed a ballot initiative that prohibited the State Board of Health from mandating the addition of fluoride or other medicines to public water supplies and required local voters to pass an initiative to add them.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The settlement would put national NIL guidelines in place, mandating the recording of any third-party NIL payments over $600 to a clearinghouse run by the accounting firm Deloitte (more on that later).
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Such proposals are designed to prevent payment processors from assessing interchange fees on the full transaction, typically mandating that payment processors exclude sales tax before assessing interchange fees.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition to filing legislation mandating that payment processors deduct sales tax prior to assessing interchange fees (HB 4124/SB 2026), Texas lawmakers have also introduced related legislation (HB 4061/SB 2056) mandating disclosure of fee agreements between retailers and payment processors.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandating
Noun
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Faster licensing at the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation has cut approval times from 33 days to just five, yielding $179 million annually in additional worker earnings.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The city would also have to implement measures to fast-track developments with affordable housing in more affluent, majority-white neighborhoods by easing zoning restrictions and approvals, per the agreement, sources who were privy to the negotiations said.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
Verb
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The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024
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Now, Snoop says that The Chronic creator has fully embraced the revival of Death Row Records, even going as far as personally requesting his own official Death Row jacket.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Part of Haidt’s appeal to terrified parents is his willingness to provide a stern and confident prescription: no smartphones before high school, no social media before sixteen, no phones in schools, and more independent childhood play.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Their newest version, Lingo, doesn’t even require a prescription from your doctor.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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California's Regulatory Actions California revised its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) targets, now requiring that 60% of electricity be generated from renewable sources by 2030, as a step towards its 2045 goal of 100% clean energy.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In Florida, Our Children’s Trust brought its latest case because there still are provisions in the law requiring state agencies to prioritize renewable energy, Rodgers said.—
Amy Green,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Purple One was not pleased when his band started asking questions.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The plaintiffs are asking the court to block the administration’s order, which puts Haitians at risk of being returned to a country overrun by deadly gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In order to hunt on private land, hunters must have written permission, Meeker said.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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Three authors — novelist Andrea Bartz and nonfiction writers Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson — sued Anthropic for using their works without permission.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
Noun
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There is some irony that the lawmakers working on the bill with preliminary votes on both Saturday and Sunday, the Jewish Sabbath and the Christian Sabbath, violated the commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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Democratic lawmakers unsuccessfully attempted Saturday to amend the bill to include other religious texts or multiple translations of the commandments, with all such amendments failing to be adopted.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Those efforts to liquidate old inventory have hit profit margins and sales because Nike has had to rely on deep discounts, clearance channels and the off-price sector to clear out that glut.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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With clinical validation, regulatory clearance, and early adoption in both hospitals and wellness programs, the Sonu Band is redefining what a modern respiratory solution can look like: non-invasive, personalized, and rooted in real science.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Mandating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandating. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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