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mandate
adjectives
a clear mandate
• The vote gave the trade union a clear mandate to pursue a better settlement.
a popular mandate
(= when someone or something wins a vote by a large amount )
• He called the election in the hope of receiving a popular mandate.
an electoral mandate
(= gained by winning an election )
• Ford took over when Nixon resigned, and thus did not have an electoral mandate of his own.
verbs
have a mandate
• In Venezuela, Chavez said he had a mandate for reform.
give somebody a mandate
• He hoped that signs of economic recovery would persuade voters to give him a mandate in the election.
win a mandate
• He won his mandate to continue his premiership.
receive/obtain/get a mandate
• On this issue he does seem to have received a clear mandate from the electorate.
seek a mandate
(= ask for a vote to show agreement with a leader or with ideas )
• The government was seeking a mandate to continue the war.
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noun ADJ. popular | clear | legal | presidential | electoral It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate. VERB + MANDATE have | give sb, issue | seek The party sought a mandate to reform the constitution. | get, obtain, receive, win | extend, implement MANDATE + VERB run The mandate ran until 1947. PREP. in your ~ He failed in his mandate. | under a/the ~ They ruled the country under a United Nations mandate. | with a/the ~ The party was elected with a mandate to reduce the size of government. | without a ~ They accused him of acting without a mandate. | ~ for She has received a clear mandate for educational reform. | ~ from a mandate from the United Nations to govern the territory PHRASES an extension/a renewal of a mandate
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