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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
4
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
6
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
8
Parliament also agreed an amendment which will rule out the dual mandate.
The Irish Times
9
The Marvel movies subscribe to a house style and mandate house content.
The Verge
10
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
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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
15
Parliament is due to vote in September on prolonging the military mandate.
Reuters
16
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
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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