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noun

as in approval

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verb

present participle of mandate
as in ordering
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority the president of the sports league has mandated drug testing for all active members

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Recent Examples of mandating
Noun
Where was this concern when the media was encouraging the mandating of nearly every complicated piece of safety technology that became available? — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Verb
In July, a federal judge ordered ICE to institute sweeping changes at the Adelanto center, mandating improvements in the provision of water, food, sanitation and medical care. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 This includes explaining the $566 million spent last fiscal year on immigration enforcement that inspired the Legislature in March to approve a bipartisan law mandating quarterly reports. — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 What this has led to is mandating employees to start conversations — the current cliche is asking what the client is doing for the rest of the day — that are both intrusive and time-consuming. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 In response to these concerns, Pérez said the new legislation will provide state agencies with more time to enact regulations instead of mandating immediate state oversight. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 No federal legislation mandating or incentivizing a four-day week is on the near-term horizon. — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Lawmakers cite several reasons for mandating cursive in schools. — Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 Several states also have two-party consent laws mandating that all parties involved in an interaction have to consent to it being recorded. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026 Her lawyer, Adam Streissand, stated that such a sale would violate a 2017 court order mandating co-trustees (Jeanie, Janie, and Joey Buss) to ensure Jeanie maintains her position as controlling owner, which requires at least a 15% stake. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandating
  1. approval
  2. ordering
  3. prescription
  4. requesting
  5. permission
  6. requiring
  7. commandment
  8. asking
Noun
  • Jumbo loans have stricter approval processes, lower debt-to-income (DTI) ratio requirements and higher down payment demands than most conventional loans.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But in 2018 Trump signed the Right to Try Act, which allows terminally ill patients to access certain experimental drugs and immunotherapy treatments that have not received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of approval
Verb
  • Perhaps you’re used to ordering omelets alongside bacon and hash browns for brunch, but this hearty egg dish is also an ideal solo supper.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
  • However, the court ruled against him, ordering him to pay the $313 ticket.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of ordering
Noun
  • Having a prescription of Diamox on hand in the mountains won’t add much weight to your pack.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The drug Bornstein references is finasteride, an oral prescription medication used to treat hair loss in men and for an enlarged prostate, according to Mayo Clinic.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of prescription
Verb
  • Treating against the parents’ wishes would entail calling state authorities and requesting an emergency removal.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Neither Schaeffer nor Matthews immediately responded to a phone call requesting their thoughts on the building’s future.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of requesting
Noun
  • Last month, San Francisco lawmakers unanimously declared the Latin Rock House a historic landmark, formally protecting the Spanish-style home from being painted over, altered or destroyed by future owners or developers without the city's permission.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Over the years, many singers, including Elvis Presley, asked for permission to record the song.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of permission
Verb
  • The Federal Transit Administration says violent crimes requiring medical attention, or resulting in death, happened on MARTA nearly twice as often as the national average since October 2023.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Meta may end up subjecting its users, regardless of age, to age verification practices that may include requiring a government ID and biometric scans.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of requiring
Noun
  • The first commandment of my Grove tent is that the chicken shall be Popeye’s (dark meat, no tenders), for all the obvious reasons.
    — Wright Thompson, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s how von Neumann’s first commandment of quantum physics came to be, and how to understand it.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of commandment
Verb
  • Organizations often compete for the same experienced talent rather than asking who is creating the capability everyone wants to hire.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Four baby goats from a North Carolina mobile petting zoo tested positive for rabies and were euthanized, and health officials are asking anyone who may have had contact with them to reach out for possible treatment.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of asking

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“Mandating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandating. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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