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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Their solutions are precipitated by tannic acid, because it combines with the colour-bases to form insoluble tannates.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

The mordant used, tannic acid, has the property of combining with the dyes of this group to form insoluble coloured tannates.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin