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The correct spelling is mandates.
How to pronounce mandates
noun
Say it like: Man-dat-es
The correct spelling is mandates. An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
- 2.The authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate.
- 3.A papal rescript.
- 4.A period during which a government is in power.
verb
- 1.To authorize
- 2.To make mandatory
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