as in ordered
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 mandated
Aside from his signature 2021 criminal justice bill, Cooper signed legislation into law in 2020, allowing judges to reduce mandatory minimum sentences mandated by law for drug offenders.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
The Act also mandated that the PCAOB enforce compliance with its auditing standards fairly.
—Joseph Brazel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
However, to compete in a GT3 car, Verstappen is mandated to undergo a driver training course on Friday, September 12, which is followed by a final exam.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Businesses or people that sell or deal in firearms are required to be federally licensed by the ATF — they’re known as a federal firearms licensee — and they are mandated to retain records about gun purchases and transfers.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
If that were true, then the government could have made that finding after conducting the hearing that the law mandated.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham made an effort to calm community fears issuing a statement letting people know his city’s police will not cooperate with ICE in civil immigration enforcement, as mandated by the Illinois Trust Act.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Talks also paused while the city and union agreed to work on 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, a state funding law that mandated Milwaukee expand its police force while allowing the city to raise more revenue.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
That policy mandated that broadcasters provide a diversity of viewpoints.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
The Act also mandated that the PCAOB enforce compliance with its auditing standards fairly.
—Joseph Brazel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
However, to compete in a GT3 car, Verstappen is mandated to undergo a driver training course on Friday, September 12, which is followed by a final exam.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Businesses or people that sell or deal in firearms are required to be federally licensed by the ATF — they’re known as a federal firearms licensee — and they are mandated to retain records about gun purchases and transfers.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
If that were true, then the government could have made that finding after conducting the hearing that the law mandated.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham made an effort to calm community fears issuing a statement letting people know his city’s police will not cooperate with ICE in civil immigration enforcement, as mandated by the Illinois Trust Act.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Talks also paused while the city and union agreed to work on 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, a state funding law that mandated Milwaukee expand its police force while allowing the city to raise more revenue.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
That policy mandated that broadcasters provide a diversity of viewpoints.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandated
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Lisbon’s City Council shut operations of other streetcars and ordered immediate inspections.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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The administration has not yet ordered the removal of any items.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Given the number of works Apple may have infringed upon, the plaintiffs, Hendrix and Roberson, have requested the court to turn their complaint into a class action and block the company from further infringement of this kind.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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The big tech giant won’t be required to sell its Chrome browser — one of the remedies originally requested by the Biden-era Department of Justice.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Typically, a peer-review process is required where multiple experts in the field provide feedback on the analysis before a publication is possible.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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O’Connell updated a city ordinance that required immigration enforcement to be reported to his office, and endorsed The Belonging Fund, which provided aid to families affected by the raids.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Mandated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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