mandate
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A former Mig-29 fighter pilot and commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Air Force, his victory is impressive by Bulgarian standards, but does not give Progressive Bulgaria a strong enough mandate to govern alone.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Airlines had been responsible for airport screening and were all too happy to be relieved of this unfunded mandate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The vote paves the way to give Lovaglio another mandate to integrate recently acquired Mediobanca after the bank’s departing board pushed him out, revoked his powers and terminated his contract ahead of the meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The Safer Skies Act expanded that mandate to roughly 18,000 law-enforcement agencies and 6,000 correctional facilities across the country.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
At the same time, Truman issued Executive Order 9980, sharpening the teeth of the wartime mandate that had helped bring West Area Computing into existence.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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