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{
"term": "mandate",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the authority to do something, given to a government or other organization by the people who vote for it in an election",
"sensetop": "mandate to do somethingmandate for something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate."
},
{
"text": "The election victory gave the party a clear mandate to continue its programme of reform.",
"contextForm": "mandate to do something"
},
{
"text": "a mandate for an end to the civil war",
"contextForm": "mandate for something"
},
{
"text": "The party was elected with a mandate to reduce the size of government."
},
{
"text": "Troops moved into the country to restore order under a UN mandate."
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["popular", "clear", "strong"],
"verb + mandate": ["have", "give somebody", "issue"],
"preposition": [
"in your mandate",
"under a/the mandate",
"with a/the mandate"
],
"phrases": ["an extension of a mandate", "a renewal of a mandate"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the period of time for which a government is given power",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The presidential mandate is limited to two terms of four years each."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["popular", "clear", "strong"],
"verb + mandate": ["have", "give somebody", "issue"],
"preposition": [
"in your mandate",
"under a/the mandate",
"with a/the mandate"
],
"phrases": ["an extension of a mandate", "a renewal of a mandate"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "an official order given to somebody to perform a particular task",
"sensetop": "mandate (to do something)",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The members' vote gave the union a mandate to call a strike."
},
{
"text": "They accused him of acting without a mandate."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["popular", "clear", "strong"],
"verb + mandate": ["have", "give somebody", "issue"],
"preposition": [
"in your mandate",
"under a/the mandate",
"with a/the mandate"
],
"phrases": ["an extension of a mandate", "a renewal of a mandate"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "the power given to a country to govern another country or region, especially in the past",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The Cook Islands mandate was given to New Zealand."
},
{
"text": "The mandate ran until 1947."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["popular", "clear", "strong"],
"verb + mandate": ["have", "give somebody", "issue"],
"preposition": [
"in your mandate",
"under a/the mandate",
"with a/the mandate"
],
"phrases": ["an extension of a mandate", "a renewal of a mandate"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmændeɪt/",
"audio": "ma/mandate/mandate__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmændeɪt/",
"audio": "ma/mandate/mandate__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: from Latin mandatum ‘something commanded’, neuter past participle of mandare, from manus ‘hand’ + dare ‘give’. Senses 1 and 2 of the noun have been influenced by French mandat."
}