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mandate

[man-deyt] / ˈmæn deɪt /
NOUN
authority, order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authorization command decree directive injunction instruction sanction
STRONG
behest bidding charge commission dictate edict fiat go ahead imperative okay precept warrant word
WEAK
blank check carte blanche green light
Antonyms
STRONG
breach break denial question refusal request veto

Example Sentences

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Attorney General Dawda Jallow was quoted as saying that Hackett had a four-year mandate and was chosen from a wide selection of candidates.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It is a mandate no other attorney general has been willing or able to fulfill successfully.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

All 50 states are, in fact, currently in compliance with the act’s mandate.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Air Canada has run afoul of its bilingualism mandate in the past.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In reality, I was much more aware of places that were off- limits by Daddy’s orders than by state mandate.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry