mandatedstep
nounUK /ˈmæn.deɪ.tɪd stɛp/
US /ˈmæn.deɪ.tɪd stɛp/
A step that someone in charge says you must take.
Washing your hands before lunch is a mandated step at our school.
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2. A required part of an official process.
Filling out the form is a mandated step in getting a passport.
3. An action that a law or leader makes everyone do.
Wearing a helmet is a mandated step for riding a bike in some places.
4. A fixed stage in a set of instructions that cannot be skipped.
The recipe's first mandated step is to preheat the oven.