federal mandate

collocation in English

meaningsoffederalandmandate

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federal
adjective
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/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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mandate
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈmæn.deɪt/us
/ˈmæn.deɪt/
the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or govern ...
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(Definition offederalandmandatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffederal mandate

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Each local district then chooses a level of provision, with the amount satisfying thefederalmandateacting as a lower bound on what the district may implement.
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If the safety equipment fails, the community may face afederalmandateto tear out the roundabout.
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The school is currently listed as requiring corrective action under thefederalmandate, and on the first year of academic watch by the state.
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It was built in response to afederalmandateto ease over-crowding at the state's other two maximum security prisons.
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The 1970 amendments greatly expanded thefederalmandate, requiring comprehensive federal and state regulations for both stationary (industrial) pollution sources and mobile sources.
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Due to thefederalmandateto add passive restraints, door mounted seat belts were added for 1987.
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He also initially refused to allow the state flag to be lowered at half-mast, but was compelled to do so when told that the lowering was afederalmandate.
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Ohio was one of the states that chose not to follow thefederalmandateand maintain such a force.
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In 1974, as part of afederalmandate, the speed limit was reduced to 55 mph, with a new law including a less than 10 over violation.
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In order to comply with federal mandates for reduced-lead gasoline the refinery installed reforming units in 1971 to produce higher octane gasoline material.
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All of this occurs while simultaneously suffering increasing costs due to inflation, population growth, and increasingly unfunded state and federal mandates.
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As of 1992, there were 172 federal mandates that obligated state or local governments to fund programs to some extent.
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The rise in federal mandates led to more mandate regulation.
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Romneys position on federal mandates that require gasoline producers to include ethanol in gasoline blends has been less clear.
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After five years, during which time the wills of residents, federal mandates, advocacy groups, and preservation and design politics aligned, the first homes have been constructed.
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Murray has stated that he supported federal mandates for drug testing and fire prevention.
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