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Definition of mandate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mandate noun   /ˈmændeɪt/  /ˈmændeɪt/ jump to other results

1.  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.
   • mandate for something a mandate for an end to the civil war
   Extra Examples
   • The party was elected with a mandate to reduce the size of government.
   • Troops moved into the country to restore order under a UN mandate.
   Topics Politicsc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • popular
   • clear
   • strong
   • …
   verb + mandate
   • have
   • give somebody
   • issue
   • …
   preposition
   • in your mandate
   • under a/​the mandate
   • with a/​the mandate
   • …
   phrases
   • an extension of a mandate
   • a renewal of a mandate
   See full entry
2. the period of time for which a government is given power
   • The presidential mandate is limited to two terms of four years each.
   Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • popular
   • clear
   • strong
   • …
   verb + mandate
   • have
   • give somebody
   • issue
   • …
   preposition
   • in your mandate
   • under a/​the mandate
   • with a/​the mandate
   • …
   phrases
   • an extension of a mandate
   • a renewal of a mandate
   See full entry
3. 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.
   Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • popular
   • clear
   • strong
   • …
   verb + mandate
   • have
   • give somebody
   • issue
   • …
   preposition
   • in your mandate
   • under a/​the mandate
   • with a/​the mandate
   • …
   phrases
   • an extension of a mandate
   • a renewal of a mandate
   See full entry
4. the power given to a country to govern another country or region, especially in the past
   • The Cook Islands mandate was given to New Zealand.
   • The mandate ran until 1947.
   Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • popular
   • clear
   • strong
   • …
   verb + mandate
   • have
   • give somebody
   • issue
   • …
   preposition
   • in your mandate
   • under a/​the mandate
   • with a/​the mandate
   • …
   phrases
   • an extension of a mandate
   • a renewal of a mandate
   See full entry
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin mandatum ‘something commanded’, neuter past participle of mandare, from manus ‘hand’ + dare ‘give’. Senses 1 and 2 of the noun have been influenced by French mandat.

See mandate in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee mandate in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: mandate

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