Mandate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves (syn: mandatory)
- the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
verb
Extra examples
Royal mandates must be obeyed.
They carried out the governor's mandate to build more roads.
He won the election so convincingly that he believed he had been given a mandate for change.
The law mandates that every car have seat belts.
He won the election so convincingly that he believed the people had mandated him to carry out his policies.
We had a mandate to eliminate illiteracy.
The President was elected with a clear mandate to tackle violent crime.
I sought a mandate from my constituents to oppose this tax.
Sometimes a President thinks he has more of a mandate than he really does.
Matters debated in meetings do not become a mandate automatically.
These measures were mandated by the IMF.
Justice mandates that we should treat all candidates equally.
The committee was mandated to co-ordinate measures to help Poland.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: mandate
he/she/it: mandates
present participle: mandating
past tense: mandated
past participle: mandated
singular: mandate
plural: mandates
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