mandated
Americanadjective
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authorized or decreed, as by the passing of a law.
Federal agencies are making preparations to manage the mandated spending cuts.
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ordered or required; made mandatory.
There were not enough faculty to teach the mandated core curriculum.
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operating under a mandate or obligation, as an elected government, a person to whom a certain law or regulation applies, etc..
After a record voter turnout, it will be interesting to see how this heavily mandated government performs.
All first responders have been added to the list of mandated reporters of elder abuse.
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(of a territory, colony, etc.) consigned to the charge of a particular nation under a mandate.
Following World War I, the 1919 Peace Conference gave the losers' overseas territories to the victors as “mandated territories.”
verb
Other Word Forms
- unmandated adjective
Etymology
Origin of mandated
Example Sentences
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The company was chosen during the district’s legally mandated contract bidding process, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
At one point, he forged a cabaret card, a mandated ID for musicians and entertainers between 1940 and 1967 who worked in establishments serving alcohol, which required individuals to be 18 years and older.
From Los Angeles Times
Another common critique is that any center mandated by the legislature amounts to outside interference and is inherently invalid.
In late 2024, a judge mandated that a former engineer stop posting photos of internal documents about coming Pixel chips.
Goldman Sachs, until a year ago, also mandated that companies have diverse boards as a criteria for the bank to take them public.
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