to mandate

Examples

• All

• But yeah, the courts can actually mandate anger management classes.

• I was part of the first congressionally-mandated U.S. Conference on Women held in Houston in 1977.

  Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)

• And even before the president mandated it, Yeah, Yeah.

  Danny Jones

• Now, if I make that call, guidelines mandate a 50 yard perimeter for the scene.

  A Clear Shot (2020)

• Judge mandated that I be in the custody of my father.

  Get on the Bus (1996)

• Today, cities such as New York are mandated to remove the paint that contains lead.

  Academic text (2012)

• The court will schedule a time to apply the mandated monitoring device within five business days.

  7 Deadly Sins (2019)

• Pennsylvania state law mandates that a patient can only be held on involuntary commitment for seven days without a court order.

  Unsane (2018)

• Only 3 children with arm injuries were receiving federally mandated new services 12 months after their injury.

  Academic text (2012)

• The government will mandate that all public schools teach financial literacy starting next year.

Synonyms

R

to require

vsto mandate

∞ 1.1

Need something because a rule or situation makes it necessary

is more official and can also grant someone power to enforce it

I

to impose

vsto mandate

• Formal

332 4.2

Officially order people to obey a rule or pay money

also gives official authority or directs action beyond fines or rules

D

to demand

vsto mandate

311 2.1

To need something because a job or situation must have it

is more official or gives legal power rather than simple expectation

C

to compel

vsto mandate

258 4.8

Force someone to do something or make them feel they must

is often official and can assign authority rather than only using force

O

to obligate

vsto mandate

• Formal

89 6.7

Make someone legally or morally have to do something

is broader and covers making rules or giving official authority

O

to oblige

vsto mandate

• Formal

72 4.5

To make someone do something because the law or rules say so

is more formal and can confer power or state official demands

P

to prescribe

vsto mandate

• Formal

57 4.2

State an official rule about what people must do

includes making actions mandatory and sometimes granting enforcement power

D

to decree

vsto mandate

• Formal

37 5.3

To order something officially by a government or official

also gives official authority or requires actions beyond a single order

O

to ordain

vsto mandate

• Formal

18 6.9

To officially order something, usually by law or authority

covers requiring actions and delegating authority, not only ceremonial acts

Compounds

M

Mandate of Heaven

• Literature

9.9

A traditional Chinese idea that Heaven gives emperors the right to rule while they govern well

How Forceful

to compel

258 4.8

to mandate

• Formal

169 4.9

to order

902 1.3

to instruct

188 2.8

to request

∞ 1.0

to recommend

∞ 2.1

to suggest

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology