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Meanings of mandate in English

Portuguese
mandatos
Catalan
mandat
Spanish
mandato

A document giving an official instruction or command.

        mandatos
        Russian
        мандат
        Portuguese
        mandato
        Spanish
        delegacion
        Catalan
        mandat

        Authority granted by a constituency to act as its representative.

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                мандат

                A territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves.

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                      Examples for "mandatory"
                      Examples for "mandatory"
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                      Also, the state requires hunters attend a mandatory alligator hunting safety course.
                      Reuters
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                      Others have moved beyond voluntary measures and imposed mandatory changes, PriceMetrix said.
                      Reuters
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                      They underwent a mandatory health examination termed Specific Health Checkups in 2014.
                      Pubmed
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                      She said it's good that masks are made mandatory on public transport.
                      Radio NZ
                      5
                      Lawmakers said an estimated 60 million U.S. workers have mandatory arbitration agreements.
                      Reuters
                      Usage of mandate in English
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                      A Labour-led government elected next year would therefore have no democratic mandate.
                      Reuters
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                      They have 30 days to open fully according to a government mandate.
                      Reuters
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                      Of course, there is a mandate to continue the partnership process too.
                      The Irish Times
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                      Not sure whether French safety regulations mandate them or not, he said.
                      Frozen Heat
                      5
                      Most member-states oppose US military action against Iraq without a UN mandate.
                      The Irish Times
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                      This year the ethanol mandate is set at about 13 billion gallons.
                      Reuters
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                      In reality the amounts are far too low to achieve this mandate.
                      The South African
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                      Parliament also agreed an amendment which will rule out the dual mandate.
                      The Irish Times
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                      The Marvel movies subscribe to a house style and mandate house content.
                      The Verge
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                      That is clearly our main challenge and the core of our mandate.
                      Reuters
                      11
                      This is very different from the mandate given to other central banks.
                      The Guardian
                      12
                      Ministers may mandate a working group to look at commodity price volatility.
                      Reuters
                      13
                      The fund's precise mandate still needs to be decided, the sources said.
                      Reuters
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                      In particular, they want governments to back laws that mandate childhood vaccination.
                      Radio NZ
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                      Parliament is due to vote in September on prolonging the military mandate.
                      Reuters
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                      A new mandate will now have to be agreed, probably next week.
                      Reuters
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                      Portuguese
                      mandatosmandato
                      Mandate through the time
                      Mandate across language varieties
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                      Common
                      New Zealand
                      Common
                      Ireland
                      Common
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