mandate
Example Sentences
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To sell a massive amount of debt, a company needs to tap in to demand from investors in different pockets of the investment-grade market who have varying mandates and price sensitivities.
On the other side of the mandate, the labor market is in a fragile equilibrium Powell described as carrying “a feel of downside risk.”
From Barron's
The USPS, which has a mandate to deliver relatively low-cost mail across the country six days a week, loses money.
From Barron's
It has a dual mandate of maintaining inflation near a long-term target of two percent while ensuring maximum employment.
From Barron's
The Postal Service’s losses stem in part from its mandate to deliver to more than 170 million addresses six days a week.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.