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マンデート (まんでーと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

マンデート

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Meanings

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noun

A loanword from English, used in political, legal, or business contexts to refer to an official order or authority to act.

国こく連れんは平へい和わ維い持じのためのマンデートを決けつ議ぎした。
The UN adopted a mandate for peacekeeping.
新しん政せい府ふは改かい革かくを進すすめる明めい確かくなマンデートを得えた。
The new government received a clear mandate to proceed with reforms.

Similar words

委い任にん
委任 is a native Japanese term for delegation or entrusting authority, while マンデート is a loanword with a stronger nuance of an official or electoral mandate.
指し令れい
指令 is a general term for an order or directive, whereas マンデート often implies a broader authorization or commission, especially from a higher authority or electorate.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'mandate', ultimately from Latin 'mandatum'.