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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Return-to-office mandates also have hiring managers more focused on candidates’ personalities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
To date, almost all states have maintained their previous mandates or otherwise decoupled their policies from the federal recommendations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Standard procedure mandates that anyone suspected of smoke inhalation receives a bronchoscopic examination of their airways.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Lifting federal mandates might lead to better outcomes for children in the Great Society program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
