mandate

Example Sentences

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The company was chosen during the district’s legally mandated contract bidding process, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I was brought in as an independent chair on a mandate of change," he told the committee.

From BBC

A year earlier, President Dwight D. Eisenhower had issued an executive order mandating equal opportunities for all citizens in federal offices.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Whether I will continue to be your prime minister depends on how strong a mandate you give the Social Democrats," Frederiksen said mentioning her party, the lead partner in the current Danish coalition.

From BBC

They matter more where Holyrood arithmetic could force parties to make deals on pacts or coalitions, where manifestos, implying a mandate, form the basis for negotiations.

From BBC