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noun

ˈman-ˌdāt How to pronounce mandate (audio)
Definition of mandatenext
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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verb

ˈman-ˌdāt How to pronounce mandate (audio)
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
Noun
At the time, women in those roles mostly served on noncombat vessels, a mandate that was terminated in 1993. — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025 Trump's mandates include instructing federal agencies to identify coal resources on federal lands, lift barriers to coal mining and prioritize coal leasing on federal lands. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Recent directives from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) have mandated federal agencies, including the SSA, to prepare for significant reductions in force. — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 More court fights could erupt if career civil servants are being pushed out without due process, or if the administration’s actions violate provisions of federal law that mandate certain educational services. — Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mandate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandate
  1. order
  2. authorization
  3. request
Verb
  • Robert King, 35, who was charged with transmitting interstate threats in federal court on Monday, was ordered to stay in detention by U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee Toliver after a hearing in Dallas on Wednesday afternoon, Fox News confirmed.
    — Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The shift comes after reports that the cuts were ordered by Jeremy Lewin, a close ally of Elon Musk, who now oversees USAID under Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of order
Noun
  • Roughly 985,000 people used the app to make appointments at a port of entry at the border, with those who entered often permitted to seek asylum and given temporary work authorization.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Finally, the system requires an efficient framework for authorization of all communications and data transfer based on principles of zero trust, in which every action by a user or device is authenticated, authorized and continuously validated.
    — Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of authorization
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  • After requesting and being granted his release from the Professional Fighters League, Pitbull signed with the UFC and has landed a major fight on one of the year’s biggest cards.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The prosecution requested that they be addressed using pseudonyms during trial.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of request

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