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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Historically, it has been up to Congress to oversee monetary policy through a semiannual hearing mandated by law.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Analyst target prices on SpaceX flooded in Tuesday after the end of a mandated quiet period in the wake of its blockbuster IPO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The Big Board mandated that frequency for most listed companies in 1939.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
This represents just 2.7% of GDP by 2030, well short of the 3% mandated by Nato.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The federal government mandated high-stakes testing as part of the No Child Left Behind law, signed by President Bush in 2002.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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