mandate
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So Britain’s local elections generally are expressions of voters’ mood rather than manifestations of an electoral mandate for this policy or that.
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
Attorney General Dawda Jallow was quoted as saying that Hackett had a four-year mandate and was chosen from a wide selection of candidates.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Bahrain launched negotiations two weeks ago on a draft that would have given a clear UN mandate to any state wishing to use force to unblock the strait.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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
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