- 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 ExamplesTopics Politicsc1- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- popular
- clear
- strong
- …
- have
- give somebody
- issue
- …
- in your mandate
- under a/the mandate
- with a/the mandate
- …
- an extension of a mandate
- a renewal of a mandate
- 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
- …
- have
- give somebody
- issue
- …
- in your mandate
- under a/the mandate
- with a/the mandate
- …
- an extension of a mandate
- a renewal of a mandate
- 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
- …
- have
- give somebody
- issue
- …
- in your mandate
- under a/the mandate
- with a/the mandate
- …
- an extension of a mandate
- a renewal of a mandate
- 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
- …
- have
- give somebody
- issue
- …
- in your mandate
- under a/the mandate
- with a/the mandate
- …
- an extension of a mandate
- a renewal of a mandate
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.
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