Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - mandate
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Mandate
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~1 n 1 the right and power to carry out certain policies, which is given to a government or elected official by the people who voted for them (mandate to do sth) (The President was elected with a clear mandate to tackle violent crime. | seek a mandate) (They are seeking a mandate for tax reforms.) 2 an official command given to a person or organization to do something (an envoy carrying out the Archbishop's mandate) 3 the power given to one country to govern another country ~2 v 1 especially AmE to give an official command that something must be done (AustrErity measures were mandated by the International Monetary Fund.) 2 often passive to give someone the right or power to do something
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(mandates, mandating, mandated) 1. 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 mandate for continued economic reform... N-COUNT: oft N for n, N to-inf 2. If someone is given a mandate to carry out a particular policy or task, they are given the official authority to do it. How much longer does the independent prosecutor have a mandate to pursue this investigation?... N-COUNT: oft N to-inf 3. 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. N-COUNT: usu with poss 4. When someone is mandated to carry out a particular policy or task, they are given the official authority to do it. (FORMAL) He’d been mandated by the West African Economic Community to go in and to enforce a ceasefire... The elections are mandated by a peace accord signed by the government last May. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to-inf, be V-ed 5. To mandate something means to make it mandatory. (AM) The proposed initiative would mandate a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40%... Quebec mandated that all immigrants send their children to French schools. ...constitutionally mandated civil rights. VERB: V n, V that, V-ed ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French mandat, from Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to entrust, enjoin, probably irregular from manus hand + -dere to put — more at manual, do Date: 1501 1. an authoritative command; especially a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one 2. an authorization to act given to a representative accepted the ~ of the people 3. a. an order or commission granted by the League of Nations to a member nation for the establishment of a responsible government over a former German colony or other conquered territory b. a ~d territory II. transitive verb (~d; mandating) Date: 1919 1. to administer or assign (as a territory) under a ~ 2. to make mandatory ; order; also direct, require ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 an official command or instruction by an authority. 2 support for a policy or course of action, regarded by a victorious party, candidate, etc., as derived from the wishes of the people in an election. 3 a commission to act for another. 4 Law a commission by which a party is entrusted to perform a service, often gratuitously and with indemnity against loss by that party. 5 hist. a commission from the League of Nations to a member State to administer a territory. 6 a papal decree or decision. --v.tr. 1 instruct (a delegate) to act or vote in a certain way. 2 (usu. foll. by to) hist. commit (a territory etc.) to a mandatary. Derivatives mandator n. Etymology: L mandatum, neut. past part. of mandare command f. manus hand + dare give: sense 2 of n. after F mandat ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мандат M. Comission —- мандатная комиссия mandate system —- система мандатов 2. наказ (избирателей) 3. юр. доверенность; поручение 4. распоряжение, приказ суда 5. папский рескрипт 6. передавать (страну) под мандат другого государства 7. шотл. запоминать проповедь наизусть ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) мандат 2) наказ (избирателей) 2. v. передавать (страну) под мандат другого государства ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1552, from L. mandatum, noun use of neut. pp. of mandare "to order, commit to one's charge," probably from manus "hand" + dare "to give." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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