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noun
- 1. an official order or commission to do something: "a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners" Similar
- 2. the authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election: "he called an election to seek a mandate for his policies" Similar
verb
- 1. give (someone) authority to act in a certain way: "the rightful king was mandated and sanctioned by God"
- 2. (of territory) be assigned to (another power) under a mandate of the League of Nations: historical "mandated territories"
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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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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.
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.
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.
If a government or other elected body has a mandate to do something, they have the authority to do it as a result of winning an election or vote.
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.
mandate (to do something) (formal) an official order given to somebody to perform a particular task. The members' vote gave the union a mandate to call a strike. They accused him of acting without a mandate.
