Mandate | Mean of mandate in English Dictionary

/ˈmænˌdeɪt/

• Noun
• an official order to do something
1. Royal mandates must be obeyed.
2. They carried out the governor's mandate to build more roads.
• the power to act that voters give to their elected leaders
1. He won the election so convincingly that he believed he had been given a mandate for change/reform.
2. He believed he had been given a mandate (from the people) to implement his policies.
3. There is no mandate to raise taxes.
• Verb
• to officially demand or require (something)
1. Ours was the first state to mandate [=order] the change.
2. The law mandates that every car have seat belts.
3. Drug tests have been mandated by the government.
4. a mandated [=required, mandatory] drug test

• to officially give (someone) the power to do something
1. He won the election so convincingly that he believed the people had mandated him to carry out his policies.