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mandate

nounCommon GRE wordMore M words

an official order or authority to act

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Mandate in a sentence

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The new government claimed a clear mandate to overhaul the tax code.

Synonyms
directivedecreeauthorizationcommand
Antonyms
prohibition
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Mandate (noun) means an official order or authority to act
Here is mandate used in an example sentence: "The new government claimed a clear mandate to overhaul the tax code."
Common synonyms for mandate include directive, decree, authorization, command.
Antonyms of mandate include prohibition.
Mandate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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