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- 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.
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The meaning of MANDATE is an authoritative command; especially : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one. How to use mandate in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of mandate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
/ˈmænˌdeɪt/ MAN-dayt. See pronunciation. Where does the noun mandate come from? Earliest known use. early 1500s. mandate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mandātum, mandāre. See etymology. Nearby entries. mandarin porcelain, n. 1873–.
