unmandated
Without official order
Unmandated means not required or authorized by an official order, law, or directive.
An unmandated program operates without formal governmental or institutional backing: The agency continued its unmandated surveillance activities.
The term often appears in policy discussions to distinguish voluntary initiatives from compulsory ones: unmandated benefits, unmandated testing.
Not mandatory
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- discretionarySubject to personal judgment
- noncompulsoryNot required by rule
- nonobligatoryNot compulsory or mandated
voluntary · unforced · uncoerced · unpressured · self-determined · self-imposed · facultative · nonmandatory
Not formally recognized
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
- unapprovedNot officially permitted
- informalRelaxed, not official
- unendorsedNot officially supported
unratified · unchartered · uncodified · extralegal · de facto · grassroots · bottom-up · self-appointed
Having no restrictions
- unrestrainedNot held back
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unbridledWithout any restraint
uninhibited · unimpeded · unlimited · unregulated · free · loose · open · laissez-faire
Free from external control
- self-governingControlling one's own affairs
- sovereignSupreme in power
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- self-determinedDecided by oneself
decentralized · self-sufficient · self-reliant · empowered · uncontrolled · unregulated · freewheeling · self-managed
Notice recommending action
- unenforceableLacking legal force
- informalRelaxed, not official
- gentlemen's agreementInformal pact on honor
- handshake dealUnwritten mutual commitment
understanding · noncoercive · recommendatory · suggestive · hortatory · precatory · guidance · best practice
optional
Not mandatory
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- discretionarySubject to personal judgment
- noncompulsoryNot required by rule
nonobligatory · voluntary · unforced · uncoerced · unpressured · self-determined · self-imposed · facultative · nonmandatory · unenforced
unofficial
Not formally recognized
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
- unapprovedNot officially permitted
- informalRelaxed, not official
unendorsed · unratified · unchartered · uncodified · extralegal · de facto · grassroots · bottom-up · self-appointed · improvised
unconstrained
Having no restrictions
- unrestrainedNot held back
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unshackledReleased from restraints
unbridled · uninhibited · unimpeded · unlimited · unregulated · free · loose · open · laissez-faire · hands-off
independent
Free from external control
- self-governingControlling one's own affairs
- sovereignSupreme in power
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
self-determined · decentralized · self-sufficient · self-reliant · empowered · uncontrolled · unregulated · freewheeling · self-managed · ungoverned
advisory
Notice recommending action
- unenforceableLacking legal force
- informalRelaxed, not official
- gentlemen's agreementInformal pact on honor
handshake deal · understanding · noncoercive · recommendatory · suggestive · hortatory · precatory · guidance · best practice · honor system
unmandatedmandated
Officially ordered or required
mandatory · required · compulsory · obligatory · prescribed
unmandatedauthorized
Given official permission
sanctioned · official · commissioned · endorsed · approved
command, demand, mandate, mandatory, mandated, countermand, mandates, remand, mandating