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noun

plural of mandate
as in accreditations
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties the committee has been given a mandate to reform the process for admitting applicants to the university

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mandate
as in orders
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority the president of the sports league has mandated drug testing for all active members

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Recent Examples of mandates
Noun
As the Gulf crisis has pushed up the price of oil, government mandates for biofuel—a blend of ethanol (from corn or sugarcane) and diesel; or diesel and vegetable oil—have also risen. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 Etzel said the controversy surrounding COVID vaccines and vaccine mandates has played a role in fueling skepticism. — Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026 Ominously, the order pledges federal pressure, including from the Justice Department, to push states into overturning their own vaccine mandates. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 The conversation about the future of workplace strategy isn’t about maximum flexibility or enforcing mandates. — Kane Willmott, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 But Florida lawmakers haven’t gone along, and the mandates are still in place. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The executive order could also more generally put pressure on states, particularly ones that lean Republican, to dilute their own vaccine recommendations and mandates. — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 The order reaffirms a childhood vaccination schedule already cut from 18 diseases to 11 and targets state mandates. — Katrine Wallace, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 But the backlash against pandemic responses, including vaccine mandates, led to the vaccines and mRNA technology being vilified by some and becoming the focus of widespread misinformation. — Rob Stein, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
This global policy, without an opt-out, is largely driven by the EU AI Act's Article 50, which mandates transparency for AI outputs. — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 But this week, UFT President Michael Mulgrew threatened to yank his support, critiquing not the curriculum mandates themselves, but contradictory supplements and paperwork. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 The results validate Bradfield City’s Master Plan policy, which mandates green or biosolar setups on 80 percent of suitable new rooftops across Australia’s first new city in a century. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 The order will advise states with school vaccine mandates to consider updating their laws to reflect the administration’s recommendations, the fact sheet said. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 In China's upstart labs, the ruling party mandates heavy use of domestic chips, and the growth of models like DeepSeek and Kimi K3 suggests that optimizing for domestic hardware may be the best solution. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 The new law also mandates that data collected from license plate readers will be retained for only 21 days unless law enforcement is granted a preservation request in connection with a specific investigation. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 The proposal also mandates online payment portals have at least one option that involves no additional fees, like an ACH or bank transfer. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Meanwhile Apophis is a much brighter S-type asteroid, which mandates taking snapshots at higher sun angles to compensate and prevent overexposure. — Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandates
  1. accreditations
  2. orders
  3. authorizations
  4. requests
  5. licenses
  6. dictates
  7. commissions
Noun
  • The achievement is significant because TEMOS has been conducting healthcare accreditations since 2010 across multiple countries and medical specialties.
    — Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • In order to fortify their reputation and show potential clients just how legitimate the business’ offerings were, the team quickly applied and received official accreditations.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of accreditations
Verb
  • In the book, Rhaenyra also orders that Nettles be imprisoned, but Daemon, who is suspected of being Nettles’s lover, lets her escape.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Suddenly powering down after an officer orders you to hand over the device could raise questions about your intent.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of orders
Noun
  • Prior authorizations tell you which treatment you’re allowed to provide, regardless of what your clinical knowledge and the standard of care dictate.
    — Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Shotwell didn’t reveal cost of building network Starlink deployed about 650 Direct to Cell (D2C) satellites under existing authorizations and is seeking FCC approval to launch up to 15,000 next-generation mobile satellites.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorizations
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  • The lawsuit requests damages of $10 million for past and future physical injuries, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life.
    — Madison Lambert, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The company requests a 10-year, 80% property tax phase-in for each of its three new buildings, and the developer would make an annual payment in lieu of taxes contribution.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of requests
Noun
  • Traditional enterprise software costs are relatively predictable because leaders can budget around licenses, seats and contracts.
    — Tony Jarjoura, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The station’s licenses were otherwise not due for renewal until between 2028 and 2031.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of licenses
Verb
  • The data, Manfred says, already dictates the results of this postseason.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • All this does is strengthen a tired argument that has existed in baseball since the ‘90s; that market size dictates the winners.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of dictates
Noun
  • The nonprofit, which has welcomed more than 240,000 visitors since launching in 2021, gives artists exhibition and residency opportunities without taking commissions.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • That means splitting commissions to align sales incentives with actual liquidity.
    — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of commissions

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