mandate
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Leano said the mayor also can’t unilaterally mandate people receiving city-funded housing assistance enter treatment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"We are going to augment facilities -- either by reconstruction, or construction of new jetties," he said, underlining that his service's mandate is to "touch every island".
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
There are regulatory rules that mandate investment banks not show favoritism to clients, but there is also a lot of leeway.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
He made clear this could only happen if a new mandate was secured, such as at a general election.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The strong god glittering left her as he spoke, and now her ladyship, having given heed to Zeus’s mandate, went to find Odysseus in his stone seat to seaward—tear on tear brimming his eyes.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
Vocabulary lists containing mandate
"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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