{
    "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."
}