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plural of mandate
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of mandate
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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The bill also mandates that hospitals and the state government track costs potentially borne by taxpayers due to an individual's immigration status. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025 Despite domestic pressures, multinational companies still need to comply with international standards such as the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive that mandates transparent disclosures on workforce diversity. Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Mandates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandates. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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