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mandate

/ˈmændeɪt/noun

उच्चारण मैन्डेट

जनादेश

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing.] ~ (to do sth)

    the authority to do something, given to a government or other organization by the people who vote for it in an election

    जनादेश

    • The party won a clear mandate to govern.
    • The new government claimed a strong mandate from the voters to reform the education system.
    • The voters gave the new government a mandate for change.
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    • With no clear mandate, the coalition moved cautiously.
    • The party claimed it had a mandate to lower taxes.

    Synonyms authority authorization approval sanction endorsement

  2. 2

    [C]

    an official order given to somebody to perform a particular task

    आदेश, निर्देश

    • the bank's mandate
    • The committee was given a mandate to investigate the cause of the fire.
    • The inspector's mandate was to check the safety of every school building.
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    • The agency received a mandate from the court to collect the evidence.
    • Our mandate is to protect the rights of consumers.

    Synonyms order instruction command directive decree

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth

    to order somebody to behave or do something in a particular way

    अनिवार्य करना, आदेश देना

    • The law mandates the use of helmets.
    • The new rule mandates that all schools must have a fire exit on every floor.
    • The government has mandated that all vehicles carry an emission certificate.
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    • Schools are mandated by law to provide clean drinking water.
    • The board mandated a medical check-up for every player.

    Synonyms require order compel make compulsory stipulate

    Opposite forbid prohibit

◇Word family
mandatory adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

authority authorization approval sanction endorsement order instruction command directive decree require compel make compulsory stipulate

Antonyms

forbid prohibit

AaSpelling

man·date

?Which word?

Keep the order words together: mandate, decree (an official order by a ruler), directive (an official instruction), edict (an official order by a ruler, old-fashioned), fiat (an order without consulting others).

आदेश के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: mandate, decree (शासक का आधिकारिक आदेश), directive (आधिकारिक निर्देश), edict (शासक का आधिकारिक आदेश, पुराना), fiat (दूसरों से पूछे बिना आदेश)।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective mandatory means compulsory ('Wearing a seat belt is mandatory'); its opposite is optional.

Adjective mandatory का अर्थ अनिवार्य है ('Wearing a seat belt is mandatory'); विपरीत optional।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A clear mandate, a popular mandate, a fractured mandate (no party gets a majority).

Collocations: a clear mandate, a popular mandate, a fractured mandate (किसी दल को बहुमत नहीं)।