mandating
- 1Present participle of mandate.
The policy mandating annual training takes effect next month.
Lawmakers are mandating stricter emissions standards for new vehicles.
Note
One spelling does two grammatical jobs. As a participle it follows a form of be (lawmakers are mandating stricter standards) or trails a noun as a shortened relative clause (the policy mandating training). As a gerund it heads a noun phrase (mandating disclosure proved controversial). Either way it keeps the verb's two patterns: a direct object for what becomes mandatory, or a person plus a to-infinitive for who is required to act.
mandating is a form of mandate
mandate, verb: To make something mandatory; to require it by law, rule, or official policy. Full entry
- Spelling
- mandate → mandating: drop the e, add -ing
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