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
Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Many in the developing world are watching closely as the United States moves away from the old neoliberal logic while their own economies remain trapped within its austerity mandates.
—Nancy Okail, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
Musk has previously mandating in-person work at his office and emphasized the importance of it for productivity.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Trump called into the Senate GOP retreat Tuesday to remind lawmakers of his victories in all seven battleground states last month and urge them to act with that mandate in mind.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Many in the developing world are watching closely as the United States moves away from the old neoliberal logic while their own economies remain trapped within its austerity mandates.
—Nancy Okail, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
This is thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which mandated that toilets use less than 1.6 gallons of water per flush.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
Musk has previously mandating in-person work at his office and emphasized the importance of it for productivity.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Justice Julian Goose ordered a clerk to enter the pleas in Liverpool Crown Court as Rudakubana stayed mum during a video appearance from the London prison where he is being held.Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Indiana does allow its death row inmates to order take-out meals from area restaurants, up to $50 worth of food.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Executives at the company shared the key benefits like enhanced approval rates where AI can augment authorization messages with real-time data, reducing errors and optimizing transaction routing.Gene Marks, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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That is why that this first denial of authorization will start a policy for any boat carrying arms to Israel that wants to dock at a Spanish port.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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In a letter sent Thursday to a local judge, SpaceX requested an election to determine if its Starbase site, which is home to SpaceX’s rocket production and launches, should be turned into an incorporated city, The Associated Press reported.Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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In an attempt to better understand the species’ population data and trends, commissioners also requested that the wildlife department eventually implement mandatory lion harvest reporting.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Mandate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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