mandateman·date2 /mænˈdeɪt/ verb [transitiveT]LAW1to give an official order that something must be doneThe German system shows that it is possible to mandate universal health insurance through a variety of individual plans.
mandate somebody to do somethingeconomists mandated to produce periodic reports on the state of the economy
2to give someone the right or power to do somethingThe Securities and Exchange Commission is mandated by Congress to set accounting rules for US corporations.
3American EnglishAmE to make something mandatorymandate somebody to do somethinglegislation that mandates employers to provide time off
mandate thatAmendments to the Fair Housing Law mandated that all new housing must be accessible to the handicapped.
—mandator noun [countableC]Federal mandators and state governments seemed to be competing to see who could increase the cost of car ownership faster.