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mandate. 1 of 2. noun. man· date ˈman-ˌdāt. Synonyms of mandate. 1. : an authoritative command. especially : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one. 2. : an authorization to act given to a representative. accepted the mandate of the people. 3. a.
the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or govern a country: At the forthcoming elections, the government will be seeking a fresh mandate from the people. [ + to infinitive ] The president secured the Congressional mandate to go to war by three votes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
mandate. noun. an official or authoritative instruction or command. politics the support or commission given to a government and its policies or an elected representative and his policies through an electoral victory.
the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or govern a country: At the forthcoming elections, the governor will be seeking a fresh mandate from the people. [ + to infinitive ] The president secured the Congressional mandate to go to war by three votes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
mandate. /ˌmænˈdeɪt/ /ˈmændeɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: mandates; mandated; mandating. A mandate is an official command or a go-ahead. When a politician wins an election by a wide margin, that's a mandate to implement her ideas. A mandate gives authority.
1. To assign (a colony or territory) to a specified nation under a mandate of the League of Nations. 2. To make mandatory, as by law; decree or require: mandated desegregation of public schools. [Latin mandātum, from neuter past participle of mandāre, to order; see man- in Indo-European roots .] man′da′tor n.
mandate (to do something) (formal) an official order given to somebody to perform a particular task. The bank had no mandate to honour the cheque. They accused him of acting without a mandate. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. the power given to a country to govern another country or region, especially in the past.
