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mandates

NOUN

authority, order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authorization command decree directive injunction instruction sanction

STRONG

behest bidding charge commission dictate edict fiat go-ahead imperative okay precept warrant word

WEAK

blank check carte blanche green light

Antonyms

STRONG

breach break denial question refusal request veto

Example Sentences

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Specifically, are return-to-office mandates having any major effect on maternal labor force participation?

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Absent the aesthetic mandates of an established network, she had to clarify her own brand.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

But the government's breakfast programme mandates that all schools hold the club for at least 30 minutes before lessons begin.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

A spokesperson for Newsom said California is “aggressively pursuing widespread electrification” but would not burden survivors with “additional mandates and red tape.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Referring to them as sacred might feel uncomfortable, because the First Amendment of the Constitution tells us that this nation legally mandates separation of church and state.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz