mandates

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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California enacted a law 11 years ago that mandates user consent before smart TVs can enable voice-recognition systems.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

But these two funds have different mandates and don’t have the same strategy, says Elisabeth Kashner, director of global bond research at FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

No state mandates that children attend preschool, and only some cities and states make it accessible to every 4-year-old.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Federal guidance mandates deploying nuclear reactors in orbit by 2028 and on the Moon by 2030 through private partnerships.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Referring to them as sacred might feel uncomfortable, because the First Amendment of the Constitution tells us that this nation legally mandates separation of church and state.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz