mandated

[ man-dey-tid ]

adjective

1. authorized or decreed, as by the passing of a law:

   Federal agencies are making preparations to manage the mandated spending cuts.

2. ordered or required; made mandatory:

   There were not enough faculty to teach the mandated core curriculum.

3. operating under a mandate or obligation, as an elected government, a person to whom a certain law or regulation applies, etc.:

   After a record voter turnout, it will be interesting to see how this heavily mandated government performs.

   All first responders have been added to the list of mandated reporters of elder abuse.

4. (of a territory, colony, etc.) consigned to the charge of a particular nation under a mandate:

   Following World War I, the 1919 Peace Conference gave the losers' overseas territories to the victors as “mandated territories.”

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of mandate ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·man·dat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mandated¹

mandate ( def ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

These advocates called for imposing further restrictions on demolition, which the Planning Department said could significantly reduce new housing construction, including units that are mandated to be affordable to low-income households.

From Los Angeles Times

For people who already believe that male dominance and patriarchy are mandated by God, it's easy to feel resentful when told the price of power is duty.

From Salon

Some of the tenant protections in the city’s proposal already are mandated by state law, but set to expire in coming years.

From Los Angeles Times

It failed to file legally mandated reports of suspicious transactions even though one of the launderers had deposited and withdrawn “more than $1 million in cash in a single day.”

From Los Angeles Times

That’s because it was effectively only used when races were controlled under caution, and its use was mandated.

From BBC

Related Words

• assigned
• authorized
• charged
• decreed
• ordered