How to Use mandate in a Sentence

mandate

1 of 2 noun
Definition of mandatenext
Synonyms for mandatenext
  • They carried out the governor's mandate to build more roads.
  • Royal mandates must be obeyed.
  • He won the election so convincingly that he believed he had been given a mandate for change.
  • The mandate from the top is the same: Do more with less.
    — Mike Isaac, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The letter did not state for how long the mandate would be in place.
    — Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The mandate is to go, go, go, push, push, push, run, run, run.
    — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • The mandate has been in place off and on since last summer.
    — Fox News, 4 Apr. 2021
  • There was no mandate in the outcome of the last election.
    — Lance Morrow, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2021
  • But at some point in March or April, that mandate changed.
    — James Hibberd, EW.com, 24 June 2020
  • Thousands marched in the streets to oppose its mandate in the early days of the new regime.
    — Chris Massaro, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The Founders didn't provide some sort of mandate that those states be first.
    — Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The county itself does not have a mask mandate, nor does the state.
    — Heather Hollingsworth and Ryan Foley, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2020
  • And our mandate is to do something that's way off of where the middle of the country is.
    — NBC News, 31 Dec. 2017
  • But even without a mandate, a nudge can feel like a shove.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021
  • The mandate for all involved, though, was that the place should feel like a private home.
    — Sandra Ramani, Robb Report, 10 May 2022
  • Reuters was the first to report on the mandate extension.
    — Rhea Mogul and Adam Renton, CNN, 2 Dec. 2021
  • North Dakota is one of 15 states that does not have a mask mandate.
    — Holly Yan and Betsy Klein, CNN, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Celebrities have spoken out against the mandate, and many have taken to the streets in protest.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 20 June 2018
  • The test is whether it was intended to work without the mandate.
    — Author: Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Most states had waived this mandate at the start of the pandemic to keep people at home.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN, 10 June 2021
  • All of this must play out amid debate over Biden's mandate.
    — John Brummett, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2020
  • When he was hired, Bezos gave Limp a clear mandate: move faster.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Our mandate is that the orchestra doesn’t just back us up.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 15 July 2019
  • It’s all very real, and that was a big mandate from Apple.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 June 2022
  • In the more-with-less annals of corporate mandates, this one is a doozy.
    — Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, 24 June 2017
  • His mandate was to come in and treat Bryant like just another coach.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Despite the new option, there is no mandate that clients use the system.
    — David Sharos, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • So what is this and why is an important part of OIRA’s mandate?
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 8 June 2023
  • The substance of our complaint is about being opposed to the mandates.
    — Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The person needs to have been born in Haiti, have residence in the country and commit to residing there throughout the mandate.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
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mandate

2 of 2 verb
  • The law mandates that every car have seat belts.
  • He won the election so convincingly that he believed the people had mandated him to carry out his policies.
  • The state does not mandate that schools close on that day.
    — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Nov. 2019
  • But many are hoping that the state will mandate the vaccine.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The firearm will need to be pointed at a person to mandate being logged, Brink said.
    — Bree Burkitt, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Stakes are high in deciding whether or not to mandate, Veazey said .
    — Ariel Hart, ajc, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Both the city and state also mandate people wear masks when in public.
    — Jeff Adelson, NOLA.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Seth Jones’ mandate to ‘shoot more’ starts with himself.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The airline will continue to mandate masks on all flights.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The bill would mandate a duty of care for large platforms used by minors.
    — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 31 Jan. 2024
  • There will be no state mandate that residents are required to get the shot, Walz said.
    — Glenn Howatt, Star Tribune, 8 Dec. 2020
  • More than half of all states already have some kind of law on the books mandating back-seat seat-belt usage.
    — Chris Carola, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
  • Restaurants and public places mandate that all coats be checked.
    — Hollie McKay, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2020
  • But the federal law does not mandate what those ratios should be.
    — Lillian Mongeau, USA TODAY, 28 June 2020
  • The union would mandate that actors seeking work under the contract would not have to pay for access to jobs.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 July 2023
  • So, governors- governors would have to mandate that, right?
    — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2021
  • The sale of pot would be taxed by the state and child-resistant packaging would be mandated.
    — Sandra Gomez-Aceves, courant.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • San Diego Unified held onto its indoor school mask mandate longer than the state.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2022
  • This rule, while easy to mandate, is more difficult to enforce.
    — Alan Arnette, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Part of the reason could be the state’s strict rules, which include mandating that safety drivers keep their hands on the wheel at all times.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The bill, however, doesn't mandate that companies must provide the drugs to those who ask for them.
    — Deirdre Walsh, CNN, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The incident caused numerous teams to mandate helmets be worn on the ice.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Meanwhile, teacher groups are upset that the draft guidance didn’t mandate the use of masks.
    — Corbett Smith, Dallas News, 23 June 2020
  • Moreover, the masks mandate will become law, not just guidance.
    — Eliza MacKintosh, CNN, 23 Sep. 2020
  • At least 29 states—both red and blue—do not mandate that districts offer full-day kindergarten.
    — Keija Parssinen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Almost half of states require training but do not mandate how many hours.
    — Steven Rich, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Davis said his office cannot mandate people wear a mask while voting.
    — al, 20 Oct. 2020
  • In the meantime, the law that mandated the regulation is headed for a court date.
    — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023
  • If, like some tony suburban cities in our state do, local politicians mandate a minimum lot size of one acre for single-family residences, well, that creates more of a squeeze for limited land elsewhere.
    — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
  • After that earthquake, authorities mandated stricter construction codes and programs to upgrade old buildings — efforts that experts say have helped keep the death toll relatively low.
    — Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024

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