MANDATE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of mandate in English mandatenoun [ C usually singular ] uk /ˈmæn.deɪt/ us /ˈmæn.deɪt/

mandate noun [C usually singular] (AUTHORITY)

Add to word list Add to word list 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. Elections

• absentee
• absentee ballot
• absentee vote
• absentee voter
• absentee voting
• enfranchisement
• entrance poll
• exit poll
• exit polling
• first past the post
• presidential debate
• presidential primary
• presiding officer
• primary
• proportional representation
• vote buying
• vote of no confidence
• vote something down phrasal verb
• vote something through phrasal verb
• vote-getter

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mandate noun [C usually singular] (AREA NAME)

politics   specialized the name of an area of land that has been given to a country by the UN, following or as part of a peace agreement Colonization & self-government

• acknowledgement of country
• annex
• annexation
• anti-colonial
• anti-colonialism
• colony
• commonwealth
• condominium
• crown colony
• declare independence
• independence
• Independence Day
• independent from something
• intercolonial
• land acknowledgment
• recolonize
• secede
• secession
• self-determination
• self-governing

See more results » mandateverb [ T ] uk /ˈmæn.deɪt/ us /ˈmæn.deɪt/

mandate verb [T] (GIVE PERMISSION)

to give official permission for something to happen: The UN rush to mandate war totally ruled out any alternatives. Allowing and permitting

• admission
• admit
• admit of something phrasal verb
• allow of something phrasal verb
• allowable
• allowably
• authorization
• brook
• excuse
• give the go-ahead
• give the green light to something idiom
• given the chance/choice idiom
• green-light
• hall pass
• qualify
• reauthorization
• reauthorize
• recertify
• relicense
• relicensure

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mandate verb [T] (ORDER)

mainly US to order someone to do something: [ + to infinitive ] Our delegates have been mandated to vote against the proposal at the conference. Giving orders & commands

• about
• about turn! idiom
• all-points bulletin
• boss someone around phrasal verb
• bossily
• bossy
• commanding
• demand
• expect
• harry
• instruct
• overbearingly
• prescriptively
• push someone around phrasal verb
• put something on phrasal verb
• self-ordained
• stick
• stipulate
• summons
• task

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mandate | American Dictionary

mandatenoun [ C ] us /ˈmæn·deɪt/ Add to word list Add to word list authority to act in a particular way given to a government or a person, esp. as a result of a vote or ruling: [ + to infinitive ] The president secured a congressional mandate to send troops to Bosnia. mandateverb [ T ] us /ˈmæn·deɪt/ to make something necessary, esp. as a rule: The law mandated a minimum six-year sentence for violent crimes. (Definition of mandate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

mandate | Business English

mandatenoun uk /ˈmændeɪt/ us Add to word list Add to word list [ C, usually singular, or U ] an official order or requirement to do something: mandate to do sth Norad's mandate is to promote effective management of funds for development assistance. The region is already under federal mandate to reduce air pollution. [ C, usually singular, or U ]   GOVERNMENT official permission or the right to do something, usually given as the result of a vote: mandate to do sth The government claimed that it had a mandate to raise taxes. The CEO disputed that the disposal of the 10.5 million shares was based on the shareholder mandate. [ C ]   GOVERNMENT the period of time that a government or an elected person is allowed to remain in power: She has just another two months in office before her mandate comes to an end. [ C ]   BANKING bank mandate mandateverb [ T ] uk /ˈmændeɪt/ us to officially require someone to do something, or something to happen: mandate sb to do sth Lawmakers mandated them to change the rules after questions about the safety of the procedure arose.mandate that The government should have mandated that these figures be made public. In Ohio, every bridge is mandated to be inspected annually. to give official permission for someone to do something, or for something to happen: mandate sb to do sth The department was mandated to proceed with the project. (Definition of mandate from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of mandate

mandate Both, in the first instance, had essentially macroeconomic mandates - stability and growth respectively. From the Cambridge English Corpus The new law stipulates that 60 per cent of all constitutionally mandated state and municipal funding must be allocated to primary education. From the Cambridge English Corpus The most plausible explanation for the constitutional concern with rules is that most states of affairs are constitutionally optional-neither forbidden nor mandated. From the Cambridge English Corpus If it is mandated that all produce be sold on market day, produce may be sold at a less-than-desirable price. From the Cambridge English Corpus The phonologist and the phonetician have overlapping mandates inasmuch as each is charged with the description and explanation of speech production and perception. From the Cambridge English Corpus The constantly emerging new evidence and new medications mandates a level of dynamism in formularies that may be difficult to maintain. From the Cambridge English Corpus They might have to operate in the interstices of institutional guidelines and testing mandates. From the Cambridge English Corpus Antiemetic prophylaxis was recommended during daily temozolomide exposure, and mandated during the conventional 5-day treatment. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, his thesis that the mandates ' contributed to an evolution in the culture of colonialism ' in general is rather more difficult to sustain. From the Cambridge English Corpus On the other hand, the small number of patients in this study population mandates cautious interpretation of the results. From the Cambridge English Corpus The horse also has a very stiff chest wall that limits the thoracic displacement to ventilation during exercise86 and mandates a proportionally greater diaphragmatic displacement. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, the actual oath of office sworn by the new president is a significant constitutionally mandated gateway. From the Cambridge English Corpus With this law, expensive devices were mandated to be subject to hospital planning. From the Cambridge English Corpus Several agencies mentioned in the study now have different tasks and mandates and accordingly have different denominations. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the paper, we argue that the fact that the government mandates a pension scheme that is not fully funded automatically creates an implicit liability. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of mandate These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with mandate

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clear mandateAccountability is ensured by giving a clear mandate to the pension boards and then monitoring them effectively. From the Cambridge English Corpus   dual mandateSimilarly, it may be useful to disaggregate the classical dual mandate of the ombudsman: to enhance parliamentary scrutiny over the executive, and to exercise judicial control over the public bureaucracy. From the Cambridge English Corpus   electoral mandatePerhaps what discredited the system more was the implementation of market reforms for which there was no electoral mandate and which aggravated social tensions. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with mandate What is the pronunciation of mandate?

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 in Spanish mandato, autorizar, ordenar… See more in Portuguese mandato, autorizar, encarregar… See more in Polish in Turkish mandat… See more (oyla verilen) hak, yetki… See more Need a translator?

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  • Noun 
    • mandate (AUTHORITY)
    • mandate (AREA NAME)
  • Verb 
    • mandate (GIVE PERMISSION)
    • mandate (ORDER)
• American   NounVerb
• Business   NounVerb
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