mandate

Example Sentences

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All 50 states are, in fact, currently in compliance with the act’s mandate.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

But Goodell pointed out that the rule "is not a hiring mandate," and that it has been adopted in industries "far beyond football, far beyond the United States" to hire "bring in better talent."

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Air Canada has run afoul of its bilingualism mandate in the past.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“These micromanagerial consent decrees mandate training and other things that go well beyond the scope of the statutes we enforce,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The elected leaders of the African American community have a much broader mandate than civil rights groups, but they, too, frequently overlook criminal justice.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander