2mandate verb
mandates; mandat·ed; mandat·ing [+ obj] chiefly US, formal 1 : to officially demand or require (something)
▪ Ours was the first state to mandate [=order] the change. ▪ The law mandates that every car have seat belts. — often used as (be) mandated ▪ Drug tests have been mandated by the government. ▪ a mandated [=required, mandatory] drug test 2 : to officially give (someone) the power to do something
▪ He won the election so convincingly that he believed the people had mandated him to carry out his policies.
▪ Ours was the first state to mandate [=order] the change. ▪ The law mandates that every car have seat belts. — often used as (be) mandated ▪ Drug tests have been mandated by the government. ▪ a mandated [=required, mandatory] drug test
▪ He won the election so convincingly that he believed the people had mandated him to carry out his policies.
