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[man-deyt] / ˈmæn deɪt /


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So it will be interesting to see how Becerra campaigns and whether he uses the next several months to build a mandate and also to prepare California voters for the rough road ahead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

With the labor market seemingly on solid footing now, Wall Street will turn its attention to the other side of the Federal Open Market Committee’s dual mandate: price stability.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The City Council admits the $30 an hour mandate will do economic damage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The attorney general said all he knew was: "Keir is leader, prime minister, with a mandate from the general election and an absolute determination to better this country."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Papua New Guinea, as Yali’s nation is now called, was at that time still administered by Australia as a mandate of the United Nations, but independence was in the air.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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