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- DictionaryMan·date/ˈmanˌdāt/
noun
- 1. an official order or commission to do something: "a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners"
- 2. the authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that is victorious in an election: "a sick leader living beyond his mandate"
verb
- 1. give (someone) authority to act in a certain way: "other colleges have mandated coed fraternities"
- 2. assign (territory) under a mandate of the League of Nations: historical "mandated territories"
Mandate definition: a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative. See examples of MANDATE used in a sentence.
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. If the government gives schools a mandate to test more, then the schools had better give more tests.
noun. /ˈmændeɪt/ the authority to do something, given to a government or other organization by the people who vote for it in an election. It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate. mandate to do something The election victory gave the party a clear mandate to continue its programme of reform.
6 days ago · 1. countable noun. If a government or other elected body has a mandate to carry out a particular policy or task, they have the authority to carry it out as a result of winning an election or vote. The president and his supporters are almost certain to read this vote as a mandate for continued economic reform.
the authority to do something, given to a government or other organization by the people who vote for it in an election mandate (to do something) The election victory gave the mayor a clear mandate to continue her program of reform. mandate (for something) a mandate for an end to the civil war.
support for action given to someone by the people voting for them: The electorate have given them a clear mandate for social reform. (Definition of mandate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mandate. in Chinese (Traditional) 權力, 授權, 委任… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 权力, 授权, 委任… See more.
verb. /ˈmændeɪt/, /ˌmænˈdeɪt/ (formal) Verb Forms. (especially North American English) to order somebody to behave, do something or vote in a particular way; to order something to be done. mandate that… The law mandates that imported goods be identified as such.
