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
Liam Reilly, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Its broad mandate across government, seemingly nonexistent oversight, and the apparent lack of operational competence of its employees have demonstrated that DOGE could create conditions that are ideal for cybersecurity or data privacy incidents that affect the entire nation.
—Richard Forno, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Kristen Lopez, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
This bill mandates that all public and private schools in Ohio have an AED and an emergency preparedness plan and require staff and coaches to learn CPR and AED use.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Since Trump’s return to the Oval Office, Musk’s mandate has been to replicate the brute force used to bulldoze Twitter’s workforce following his 2022 acquisition of the social media platform now known as X.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Its broad mandate across government, seemingly nonexistent oversight, and the apparent lack of operational competence of its employees have demonstrated that DOGE could create conditions that are ideal for cybersecurity or data privacy incidents that affect the entire nation.
—Richard Forno, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
Much like the inclusion riders McDormand talked about, talent can mandate disability inclusion in their riders.
—Kristen Lopez, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
This bill mandates that all public and private schools in Ohio have an AED and an emergency preparedness plan and require staff and coaches to learn CPR and AED use.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
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On Friday a federal judge blocked DOGE from accessing the Treasury payment system while a court challenge proceeds and ordered any material downloaded from the system to be destroyed.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump slapped 10% tariffs on Chinese imports and ordered an end to the loophole.—
Brian Slodysko,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Trump contends that efforts to limit local coordination on immigration shield violent criminals from deportation, although studies have found immigrants living in the country without authorization are not more likely to commit crimes than the general population.—
Grace Hase,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Approved authorization to apply for a redevelopment grant from the state Department of Employment and Economic Development.—
Janean Sorrell,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Now the homeowner is requesting permission from the local council, to rezone the historic property as three houses and a cottage.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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Police said the suspect, later identified as Onyx Calderon, showed up at the store on Jan. 29 and requested to see the rare bird, so the owner brought the parrot out in a smaller cage for his viewing purposes.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Mandate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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