mandate
Example Sentences
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All 50 states are, in fact, currently in compliance with the act’s mandate.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
The Federal Reserve’s dual mandate is maximum employment and price stability.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
They are overseen by state insurance commissioners, who lack the resources and broader mandate of federal bank regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Stella McGinn said she would be "angry" if improved bus safety laws were not passed within this assembly mandate.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The strong god glittering left her as he spoke, and now her ladyship, having given heed to Zeus’s mandate, went to find Odysseus in his stone seat to seaward—tear on tear brimming his eyes.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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