mandate
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/ˈmændeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈmændeɪt/
noun
C1
The power to do something, given by voters to a government or group.
The election gave the party a strong mandate to make changes.
R
The time a government has power.
The president's mandate lasts for four years.
R
An official order to do a task.
The bank had no mandate to accept the check.
R
The power to govern another place, often in the past.
New Zealand had a mandate over the Cook Islands.
verb
R
To order someone to do something or act a certain way.
The law mandates that all products must be labeled clearly.
R
To give someone the power to do something.
The board must mandate the committee to make decisions.
translation
The power to do something, given by voters to a government or group.; The time a government has power.; An official order to do a task.; The power to govern another place, often in the past.
To order someone to do something or act a certain way.; To give someone the power to do something.
Word Forms
3rd Present
mandates
Past
mandated
Perfect
mandated
Progressive
mandating
Plural
mandates