mandate
noun
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative.
mandates
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pluralof mandate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof mandate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
mandatenouna command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative.
Example Sentences
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Transaction charges are the main contributor of NSE’s revenue, making the exchange sensitive to any regulatory mandates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Soybeans feed livestock and humans, but their oil also flows into an energy economy shaped by several decades of federal renewable-fuel mandates.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Texas once had renewable mandates but eliminated them.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Constitution mandates that states deliver fugitives upon proper demand—though it does not provide a time frame for a response—the judge’s hands were tied.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Referring to them as sacred might feel uncomfortable, because the First Amendment of the Constitution tells us that this nation legally mandates separation of church and state.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
