mandated

[ man-dey-tid ]

adjective

1. authorized or decreed, as by the passing of a law:

   Federal agencies are making preparations to manage the mandated spending cuts.

2. ordered or required; made mandatory:

   There were not enough faculty to teach the mandated core curriculum.

3. 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.

4. (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.”

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of mandate ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·man·dat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mandated¹

mandate ( def ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The governors of Iowa and North Dakota recently announced mandates that require people to wear masks in public.

From Popular-Science

Numerous studies have found that masks, and perhaps even the mandates, reduce the risk of transmission.

From Washington Post

Michigan, which also has NFL and major college football teams within its borders, has a similar mask mandate for athletic teams.

From Washington Post

Marissa Mayer is back, a governor flips on a mask mandate, and a female CEO puts up a Fortune 500 first.

From Fortune

Some governors are issuing stay-at-home orders and mask mandates, and Americans are being urged by health experts to stay home for Thanksgiving and not hold traditionally large gatherings.

From Washington Post

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Social distinctions by attire were mandated by statute of 1363.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• assigned
• authorized
• charged
• decreed
• ordered