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mandate

/ˈmænˌdeɪt/

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Keep the primary stress on “man.”

Start with the short a of cat, keep n and d connected, and use the long a of day before the final t.

2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1

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“The committee has a clear mandate.”

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What does mandate mean?

noun

  1. An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
  2. The order or authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate.
  3. A period during which a government is in power.
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verb

  1. To (officially) require someone to do something or act in a certain way, to give them the authority to do so; to command.
  2. To make mandatory.
  3. To administer or assign a territory to a nation under a mandate.
  4. To repeat, rehearse sermons or speeches aloud.

noun

  1. Alternative form of man date: a date between two men.
  2. (historical) An order by the League of Nations to a member nation to establish a government responsible for a conquered territory, as the colonies of Germany after World War I.
  3. (historical) Such a territory.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmænˌdeɪt/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈmeə̯ndeɪ̯t//ˈmɛə̯ndeɪ̯t/
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The mandate repeatedly rang from the topmost twig of the thorn tree, and yet the Cardinal was not in earnest.
Gene Stratton-PorterThe Song of the CardinalProject Gutenberg ebook #533
Accordingly, they all combined to oppose the imperial mandate in the Diet, but without being able to procure its revocation.
Friedrich SchillerThe History of the Thirty Years' WarTranslated by A. J. W. (Alexander James William) MorrisonProject Gutenberg ebook #566
More book examples (3)
The Committee may, as it considers appropriate, establish and determine the scope and mandate of subcommittees or working groups, comprising representatives of each Party.
CanadaNorth American Free Trade Agreement, 1992 Oct. 7 Tariff Phasing DescriptionsProject Gutenberg ebook #89
In obedience of the mandate of my countrymen I am about to dedicate myself to their service under the sanction of a solemn oath.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, was the law; and this mandate, down out of the depths of Time, he obeyed.
Jack LondonThe call of the wildProject Gutenberg ebook #215