mandator

mandate man‧date ² [mænˈdeɪt] verb [transitive] LAW

1. to give an official order that something must be done:

• The German system shows that it is possible to mandate universal health insurance through a variety of individual plans.

mandate somebody to do something

• economists mandated to produce periodic reports on the state of the economy

2. to give someone the right or power to do something:

• The Securities and Exchange Commission is mandated by Congress to set accounting rules for US corporations.

3. to make something mandatory:

mandate somebody to do something

• legislation that mandates employers to provide time off

mandate that

• Amendments to the Fair Housing Law mandated that all new housing must be accessible to the handicapped.

— mandator noun [countable] :

• Federal mandators and state governments seemed to be competing to see who could increase the cost of car ownership faster.