mandate
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It was originally an act of Congress that gave the Kennedy Center its name and mandate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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
John Myers, a spokesperson for the California Chamber of Commerce, noted that the effort to mandate stormwater permits has been discussed for several years in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Unlike conventional police departments, the Guard’s mandate explicitly emphasized the novel idea of preventing crime rather than merely arresting wrongdoers after the fact.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing mandate
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