mandate

Example Sentences

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His current mandate involves promoting innovation and infrastructure and diversifying Kuwait’s revenue sources away from oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

In December, though he lacked an official mandate to do so, Burnham secretly mailed inquiries to five men, “feeling confident that I would carry my point.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson