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mandate

[man-deyt] / ˈmæn deɪt /


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Germany is likely to join the mission, which requires parliamentary authorization and a robust international mandate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The Safer Skies Act expanded that mandate to roughly 18,000 law-enforcement agencies and 6,000 correctional facilities across the country.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Attorney General Dawda Jallow was quoted as saying that Hackett had a four-year mandate and was chosen from a wide selection of candidates.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Bahrain launched negotiations two weeks ago on a draft that would have given a clear UN mandate to any state wishing to use force to unblock the strait.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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




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