MANDATING Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

mandating 1 of 2

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

But Washburn is further troubled by A-83’s language mandating hunting and angling as preferred methods of wildlife management. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 More states are mandating smaller lots This year alone, lawmakers in Kansas, Maine and Idaho imposed smaller minimum lots to tackle housing costs. — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 The efforts are rooted in a memo a top Justice official sent to the Civil Litigation section mandating a focusing on denaturalization cases as part of its top priorities. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Others have proposed mandating open primaries, where any voter can request the ballot of either party. — Robert Boatright, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 The biggest controversy came in June, when Anthropic began mandating a 30-day retention policy for all chats with its most powerful AI models, Fable and Mythos. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Supporters argue that mandating prison time for people who distribute any amount of fentanyl would disrupt the drug market by removing dealers from the street, the Blue Book says. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026 Leaders must first allow commercial suppliers the flexibility to iterate toward the most scalable, high-yield architectures, mandating open interoperability protocols once the technology reaches industrial maturity. — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Wiener has passed laws protecting net neutrality, capping prescription costs and mandating mental health parity, ending mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, and requiring corporations disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Qatar supplied the money with Israel’s approval, even as Israeli officials publicly criticized Doha for financing Hamas, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Despite high approval among conservative voters, Cruz’s two reelection campaigns attracted fierce challenges from Democrats, including a near loss in 2018 to former congressman Beto O’Rourke.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of approval

Verb

There was no mention of a funeral in Adrien’s letter, and for a moment, Adelaide indulged the thought of ordering a carriage for Moscow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Ask me before adding anything to my calendar, ordering something or contacting anyone.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of ordering

Noun

Where that exposure is real, a fix would need to be tied to the specific prescription in front of the pharmacist, not a generic message about the drug class.

— Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Treatments for acne range from over-the-counter creams and lotions to prescription-strength medications.

— Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of prescription

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The district attorney’s office is requesting a jury trial and the two cases are expected to be consolidated for a single trial, according to WTAE.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
The White House did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment Sunday night.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of requesting

Noun

Hard passes give journalists who regularly cover the White House longer-term access to its campus without having to get permission ahead of time.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
The company has requested permission to launch Starship from its Starbase site in South Texas up to 456 times per year.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of permission

Verb

Using dedicated unmanned refueling aircraft could also free more Super Hornets for combat missions instead of requiring them to carry additional fuel for other aircraft.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Fault currents, which can fry components and cause dangerous arc flashes, are one challenge, requiring new protection measures and solid-state circuit breakers.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of requiring

Noun

This is, of course, the conception of fundamentalist theology, which threatens eternal hellfire for anyone who defies its commandments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of commandment

Verb

During a recent town hall at the Ivy League school, one student raised the question of a Greek life ban, asking student organizers if taking that step might improve the culture on campus.

— Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Someone wants to hike; someone else would rather browse antique shops; a few people are already asking what’s for dinner.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

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