Collocations for mandate - noun
ADJ.
popular | clear | legal | presidential | electoral
It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate.
It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate.
VERB + MANDATE
have | give sb, issue | seek
The party sought a mandate to reform the constitution.
The party sought a mandate to reform the constitution.
get, obtain, receive, win | extend, implement
MANDATE + VERB
run
The mandate ran until 1947.
The mandate ran until 1947.
PREP.
in your ~
He failed in his mandate.
He failed in his mandate.
under a/the ~
They ruled the country under a United Nations mandate.
They ruled the country under a United Nations mandate.
with a/the ~
The party was elected with a mandate to reduce the size of government.
The party was elected with a mandate to reduce the size of government.
without a ~
They accused him of acting without a mandate.
They accused him of acting without a mandate.
~ for
She has received a clear mandate for educational reform.
She has received a clear mandate for educational reform.
~ from
a mandate from the United Nations to govern the territory
a mandate from the United Nations to govern the territory
PHRASES
an extension/a renewal of a mandate