as in accreditation
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 to order
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 mandate
Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Her new mandate will run for three years, through the festival’s 2028 edition.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Victor Menaldo, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Maryland law mandates the state pass a balanced operating budget each year.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
And the mandates have changed over the decades for reasons of both fairness and safety.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Her new mandate will run for three years, through the festival’s 2028 edition.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
Similarly, state laws mandate that certification is a mandatory, ministerial duty, preventing officials from arbitrarily refusing to certify election results.
—Victor Menaldo, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Maryland law mandates the state pass a balanced operating budget each year.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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Among them was the plight of Marie Freyre, a 14-year-old afflicted with cerebral palsy and seizures who died within 24 hours of a long, bumpy ride from a Tampa hospital to the Golden Glades nursing home, ordered despite objections from her family.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Less than 10 minutes after Garcia entered her information into the Google spreadsheet, someone had already reached out and ordered a stand-in c for Mr. Guacamole that was on its way to the family's temporary address, at Garcia's brother-in-law's house in San Dimas.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Mexicans remain by far the largest group of people living in the country without authorization, but their share has declined significantly since the 1990s, according to data from the Pew Research Center.—
Allison McCann,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The project has received full authorization from POMASE, the official body managing Saint-Exupéry’s legacy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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Many visitors will seek out her section near the T-Mobile entrance gate by Lot M, and co-workers have requested to work directly with her.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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The program enabled 1,450 people a day to schedule appointments at a port of entry to request asylum.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Mandate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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