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mandated

[ man-dey-tid ]

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adjective

authorized or decreed, as by the passing of a law:
Federal agencies are making preparations to manage the mandated spending cuts.
ordered or required; made mandatory:
There were not enough faculty to teach the mandated core curriculum.
operating under a mandate or obligation, as an elected government, a person to whom a certain law or regulation applies, etc.:
After a record voter turnout, it will be interesting to see how this heavily mandated government performs.
All first responders have been added to the list of mandated reporters of elder abuse.
(of a territory, colony, etc.) consigned to the charge of a particular nation under a mandate:
Following World War I, the 1919 Peace Conference gave the losers' overseas territories to the victors as “mandated territories.”

Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.

He says the majority of his clients are court-mandated to attend his 26-week group sessions.

Under Mississippi law, if no candidate receives 50 percent, a runoff is mandated, held three weeks later.

The minimum duration of the voice recordings made in the cockpit should leap from the two hours now mandated to 20 hours.

Then money for the DOD program was sidelined by the sequestration budget cuts mandated by Congress, Retsky was told.

Cooperation by officials of other counties was mandated to deal with fugitives from its justice.

As the membership of the League is increased, this will practically ensure the "open door" to all nations in the mandated areas.

The latter option is particularly unpalatable given the significant increase in the tax rate already mandated in law.

A good minister, known to a near relative of mine, always thus "mandated" his sermon, and punctually delivered it word for word.

Social distinctions by attire were mandated by statute of 1363.

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