The meaning of MANDATE is an authoritative command; especially : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one. How to use mandate in a sentence.

MANDATE definition: a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative. See examples of mandate used in a sentence.

MANDATE definition: 1. the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or…. Learn more.

A mandate is an official command or a go-ahead. When a politician wins an election by a wide margin, that's a mandate to implement her ideas.

Definition of mandate noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. To assign (a colony or territory) to a specified nation under a mandate of the League of Nations. 2. To make mandatory, as by law; decree or require: mandated desegregation of public schools.

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.

There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun mandate, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

MANDATE meaning: 1 : an official order to do something; 2 : the power to act that voters give to their elected leaders often followed by to + verb

Government authorization to act in a particular way given by the people to an elected representative: The new president received a clear mandate to spend money.