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The Britannica Dictionary mandate 2 ENTRIES FOUND:

• mandate (noun)
• mandate (verb)

1 mandate /ˈmænˌdeɪt/ noun plural mandates 1 mandate /ˈmænˌdeɪt/ noun plural mandates Britannica Dictionary definition of MANDATE [count] formal 1 : an official order to do something

• Royal mandates must be obeyed.
• They carried out the governor's mandate to build more roads.

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• He won the election so convincingly that he believed he had been given a mandate for change/reform.

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• He believed he had been given a mandate (from the people) to implement his policies.
• There is no mandate to raise taxes.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 mandate /ˈmænˌdeɪt/ verb mandates; mandated; mandating 2 mandate /ˈmænˌdeɪt/ verb mandates; mandated; mandating Britannica Dictionary definition of MANDATE [+ object] chiefly US, formal 1 : to officially demand or require (something)

• Ours was the first state to mandate [=order] the change.
• The law mandates that every car have seat belts.

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• Drug tests have been mandated by the government.
• a mandated [=required, mandatory] drug test

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• He won the election so convincingly that he believed the people had mandated him to carry out his policies.

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