mandate

man|date¹ [ˈmændeıt] n

[Date: 1500-1600; : Latin; Origin: mandatum, from mandare 'to give into someone's hand, command', from manus 'hand' + dare 'to give']

1.)

if a government or official has a mandate to make important decisions, they have the authority to make the decisions because they have been elected by the people to do so

mandate to do sth

▪ The President was elected with a clear mandate to tackle violent crime.

mandate for

▪ a popular mandate for election reform

mandate from

▪ I sought a mandate from my constituents to oppose this tax.

have/be given a mandate

▪ Sometimes a President thinks he has more of a mandate than he really does.

2.)

an official instruction given to a person or organization, allowing them to do something

▪ Matters debated in meetings do not become a mandate automatically.

3.) [U and C]

the power given to one country to govern another country

mandate ²

man|date² [mænˈdeıt] v [T]

1.) formal to tell someone that they must do a particular thing

▪ These measures were mandated by the IMF.

mandate that

▪ Justice mandates that we should treat all candidates equally.

2.) [usually passive]

to give someone the right or power to do something

▪ The committee was mandated to co-ordinate measures to help Poland.