mandate

UK
/ˈmæn.deɪt/
US
/ˈmæn.deɪt/

Translations

mandatenoun
mandates
pl
UK
/ˈmæn.deɪt/
US
/ˈmæn.deɪt/
The committee was given a mandate to investigate the issue.
Комитету был выдан мандат на расследование этого вопроса.
mandateverb
mandated
Past Simple
mandated
Past Participle
mandating
Gerund
UK
/ˈmændeɪt/
US
/ˈmænˌdeɪt/
The law mandates that all employees wear protective gear.
Закон требует, чтобы все сотрудники носили защитное снаряжение.
The contract mandates the company to deliver the goods by next month.
Контракт обязывает компанию доставить товары к следующему месяцу.
The government may mandate new safety regulations.
Правительство может предписывать новые правила безопасности.
mandateadjective
UK
/ˈmæn.deɪt/
US
/ˈmæn.deɪt/
Used attributively to modify nouns, meaning ‘relating to or required by a mandate’.

Definitions

mandatenoun
An official order or commission to do something.
The government issued a mandate requiring all citizens to wear masks in public spaces.
The authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election.
The new president claimed a mandate from the voters to implement his reform agenda.
A written authorization enabling someone to act on another's behalf.
She signed a mandate allowing her lawyer to handle the property sale.
A territory assigned to a nation to be administered on behalf of an international body, especially the League of Nations after World War I.
Britain governed Palestine as a League of Nations mandate.
The fixed period of time during which an office-holder or governing body is entitled to exercise authority.
His presidential mandate will expire in two years.
mandateverb
To officially require or order something to be done.
The government mandated the use of seat belts in all vehicles.
To give someone authority to act in a certain way.
The board mandated the committee to oversee the project.
To assign a territory to be administered by another nation under an international mandate.
The treaty mandated the island to a neighboring power after the conflict.
mandateadjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or established by an official mandate.
The League of Nations created a mandate system to administer former colonies.