Title: MANDATE | Definition of MANDATE by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of MANDATE
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Meaning of mandate in English:
mandate
Pronunciation /ˈmandeɪt/ /manˈdeɪt/
noun
‘a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners’
‘he called an election to seek a mandate for his policies’
verb
Origin

Content: 2 The authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election. ‘he called an election to seek a mandate for his policies’
More example sentences
‘Newly elected ministers invariably choose to regard an election victory as conferring a mandate on their policies.’ ‘Perhaps politicians should seek a new mandate from the electorate if they are unable to fulfil their promises.’ ‘The ones who win and form the next government would thus have the mandate to pursue their policies and programmes.’ ‘Neither side of the policy divide believes that it can win a popular mandate for its policies and fight things out in an open and honest form.’ ‘No president for more than a century has assumed office with less of a popular mandate for his policies.’ ‘We will therefore go back to the electorate to renew our mandate with confidence.’ ‘The temptation must be enormous to ask the electorate for a fresh mandate, now that the latest opinion polls show he has enough support to be returned to power.’ ‘What's more, he will claim a mandate for every single policy he comes up with, even if they didn't appear in the election campaign.’ ‘Despite their mandate to serve their electorate, our representatives at the Commons are notoriously difficult to get hold of.’