mandated
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authorized or decreed, as by the passing of a law.
Federal agencies are making preparations to manage the mandated spending cuts.
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ordered or required; made mandatory.
There were not enough faculty to teach the mandated core curriculum.
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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.
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(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.”
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Medicaid estate recovery has been a mandated federal policy since 1993, set up primarily to recoup rising costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Their final request was that the treatment mandated after the medical assessment "be provided without delay".
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Millions of people write these exams every year across states and nationally, often attending coaching classes, until they reach the mandated age limit.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The National Park Service has mandated guardrails for the work, including the potential presence of “protected species observers” who would call off drilling if marine mammals are nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
During the 1988-89 school year, Odessa High also had a greater percentage of students than Permian pass the state- mandated test in math and English that was required for a diploma.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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