mandate

Example Sentences

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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 April 2024 British Columbia took a big step toward carrying out the mandate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He returned to America in time to be elected the first vice president of the United States, which most observers, including Adams himself, interpreted as a popular mandate on his historical contribution to independence.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis