Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense mandates, present participle mandating, past tense, past participle mandated
1. countable noun [NOUN to-infinitive]
If a government or other elected body has a mandate to carry out a particular policy or task, they have the authority to carry it out as a result of winning an election or vote.
The President and his supporters are almost certain to read this vote as a mandatefor continued economic reform. [+ for]
The union already has a mandate from its conference to ballot for a strike .
Synonyms: command, order, charge, authority More Synonyms of mandate
2. countable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive]
If someone is given a mandate to carry out a particular policy or task, they are given the official authority todo it.
How much longer does the independent prosecutor have a mandate to pursue this investigation?
A mandate from the U.N. would be needed before any plans could be implemented.
3. countable noun [usually with poss]
You can refer to the fixed length of time that a country's leader or government remains in office as their mandate.
[formal]
...his intention to leave politics once his mandate ends.
4. verb [usually passive]
When someone is mandatedto carry out a particular policy or task, they are given the official authority to doit.
[formal]
He'd been mandated by the West African Economic Community to go in and to enforcea ceasefire. [beVERB-ed to-infinitive]
The elections are mandated by a peace accord signed by the government last May. [beVERB-ed]
5. verb
To mandate something means to make it mandatory.
[US]
The proposed initiative would mandate a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40%. [VERB noun]
Quebec mandated that all immigrants send their children to French schools. [VERB that]
an official or authoritative instruction or command
2. politics
the support or commission given to a government and its policies or an elected representative and his or her policies through an electoral victory
3. Also called: mandated territory(often capital)
(formerly) any of the territories under the trusteeship of the League of Nations administered by one of its member states
4.
a. Roman law
a contract by which one person commissions another to act for him or her gratuitously and theother accepts the commission
b. contract law
a contract of bailment under which the party entrusted with goods undertakes to perform gratuitously some service in respect of such goods
c. Scots law
a contract by which a person is engaged to act in the management of the affairs of another
verb (ˈmændeɪt)(transitive)
5. international law
to assign (territory) to a nation under a mandate
6.
to delegate authority to
7. obsolete
to give a command to
Derived forms
mandator (ˈmanˌdator)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin mandātum something commanded, from mandāre to command, perhaps from manus hand + dāre to give
mandate in American English
(ˈmænˌdeɪt)
noun
1.
an authoritative order or command, esp. a written one
2. Obsolete
a.
a commission from the League of Nations to a country to administer some region, colony, etc.
see also trusteeship (sense 2)
b.
the area so administered
see also trust territory
3.
the wishes of constituents expressed to a representative, legislature, etc., as through an election and regarded as an order
4. Law
a.
an order from a higher court or official to a lower one: a mandate on remission is a mandate from an appellate court to the lower court, communicating its decision in a case appealed
b.
in English law, a bailment of personal property with no consideration
c.
in Roman law, a commission or contract by which a person undertakes to do something for another,without recompense but with indemnity against loss
d.
any contract of agency
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmanˌdated or ˈmanˌdating
5.
to assign (a region, etc.) as a mandate
6.
to require as by law; make mandatory
Derived forms
mandator (manˈdator)
noun
Word origin
L mandatum, neut. pp. of mandare, lit., to put into one's hand, command, entrust < manus, a hand + pp. of dare, to give: see manual & UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
Examples of 'mandate' in a sentence
mandate
' I have to give an answer within the mandate or I have to ask my boss in Berlin to... to... pacify the money men.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2003)
In spite of this, Fayard thought he'd better arm himself with a mandate to search before paying his visit to the surgery this morning.
Hilton, John Buxton MOONDROP TO MURDER (2003)
This fell outside the organization's mandate which was another source of pain for him.
Mark Burnell THE RHYTHM SECTION (2003)
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In other languages
mandate
British English: mandate NOUN
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.
The President and his supporters are almost certain to read this vote as a mandate for continued economic reform.
American English: mandate
Brazilian Portuguese: mandato
Chinese: 授权政府或机构经选举而获得的
European Spanish: mandato
French: mandat
German: Mandat
Italian: mandato
Japanese: 権限
Korean: 권한
European Portuguese: mandato
Latin American Spanish: mandato
British English: mandate VERB
When someone is mandated to carry out a particular policy or task, they are given the official authority to do it.
He'd been mandated by them to go in and to enforce a ceasefire.
American English: mandate
Brazilian Portuguese: enviar
Chinese: 授权
European Spanish: recibir instrucciones de
French: donner mandat à
German: beauftragen
Italian: assegnare un mandato a
Japanese: 職権を与える
Korean: 권한을 부여 받다
European Portuguese: enviar
Latin American Spanish: recibir instrucciones de
Definition of 'mandate'
Chinese translation of 'mandate'
mandate
(ˈmændeɪt)
n(c)
(Pol) 委任 (wěirèn)
(= authority) 授权(權) (shòuquán)
vt
to be mandated to do sth被授权(權)做某事 (bèi shòuquán zuò mǒushì)
(noun)
Definition
an official or authoritative command to carry out a particular task
The union already has a mandate to ballot for a strike.
Synonyms
command
The tanker failed to respond to a command to stop.
order
Mr North had been arrested on the orders of the Spanish government.
charge
authority
The judge has no authority to order a second trial.
commission
She approached me with a commission to write the screen play for the film.
sanction
He expressed his opposition to lifting the sanctions.
instruction
No reason for this instruction was given.
warrant
Police have issued a warrant for his arrest.
decree
He issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups to disband.
bidding
the bidding of his backbenchers
canon
directive
Thanks to a new directive, labelling will be more specific.
injunction
He took out a court injunction against the newspaper.
fiat
He has imposed solutions by fiat.
edict
In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.
authorization
a request for authorization to use military force
precept
the precepts of Buddhism
Additional synonyms
in the sense of authority
Definition
the power to command, control, or judge others
The judge has no authority to order a second trial.
Synonyms
prerogative,
right,
influence,
might,
force,
power,
control,
charge,
rule,
government,
weight,
strength,
direction,
command,
licence,
privilege,
warrant,
say-so,
sway,
domination,
jurisdiction,
supremacy,
dominion,
ascendancy,
mana (New Zealand)
in the sense of authorization
a request for authorization to use military force
Synonyms
permission,
right,
leave,
power,
authority,
ability,
strength,
permit,
sanction,
licence,
approval,
warrant,
say-so (informal),
credentials,
a blank cheque
in the sense of bidding
Definition
an order or command
the bidding of his backbenchers
Synonyms
order,
call,
charge,
demand,
request,
command,
instruction,
invitation,
canon,
beck,
injunction,
summons,
behest,
beck and call
Synonyms of 'mandate'
mandate
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of charge
Synonyms
instruction,
order,
demand,
direction,
command,
dictate,
mandate,
canon,
injunction,
precept,
exhortation
in the sense of commission
Definition
a duty given to a person or group to perform
She approached me with a commission to write the screen play for the film.
Synonyms
duty,
authority,
trust,
charge,
task,
function,
mission,
employment,
appointment,
warrant,
mandate,
errand
in the sense of decree
Definition
a law made by someone in authority
He issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups to disband.
Synonyms
law,
order,
ruling,
act,
demand,
command,
regulation,
mandate,
canon,
statute,
covenant,
ordinance,
proclamation,
enactment,
edict,
dictum,
precept
in the sense of directive
Definition
an instruction
Thanks to a new directive, labelling will be more specific.
Synonyms
order,
ruling,
regulation,
charge,
notice,
command,
instruction,
dictate,
decree,
mandate,
canon,
injunction,
imperative,
fiat,
ordinance,
edict
in the sense of edict
Definition
a decree or order given by any authority
In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.
Synonyms
decree,
law,
act,
order,
ruling,
demand,
command,
regulation,
dictate,
mandate,
canon,
manifesto,
injunction,
statute,
fiat,
ordinance,
proclamation,
enactment,
dictum,
pronouncement,
ukase (rare),
pronunciamento
in the sense of fiat
Definition
an official order issued without the consultation of those expected to obey it
He has imposed solutions by fiat.
Synonyms
order,
demand,
command,
dictate,
decree,
mandate,
canon,
ordinance,
proclamation,
edict,
dictum,
precept,
ukase
in the sense of injunction
Definition
an authoritative command
He took out a court injunction against the newspaper.
Synonyms
order,
ruling,
command,
instruction,
dictate,
mandate,
precept,
exhortation (formal),
admonition
in the sense of instruction
Definition
a direction or order
No reason for this instruction was given.
Synonyms
order,
ruling,
command,
rule,
demand,
direction,
regulation,
dictate,
decree,
mandate,
directive,
injunction,
behest
in the sense of order
Definition
an instruction that must be obeyed
Mr North had been arrested on the orders of the Spanish government.
Synonyms
instruction,
ruling,
demand,
direction,
command,
say-so (informal),
dictate,
decree,
mandate,
directive,
injunction,
behest,
stipulation
in the sense of precept
Definition
a rule of conduct
the precepts of Buddhism
Synonyms
rule,
order,
law,
direction,
principle,
command,
regulation,
instruction,
decree,
mandate,
canon,
statute,
ordinance,
commandment,
behest,
dictum
Additional synonyms
in the sense of sanction
Definition
coercive measures, such as boycotts and trade embargoes, taken by one or more states against another guilty of violating international law
He expressed his opposition to lifting the sanctions.
Synonyms
ban,
restriction,
boycott,
embargo,
exclusion,
penalty,
deterrent,
prohibition,
coercive measures
in the sense of warrant
Definition
an official authorization for some action or decision