1. noun POL authority of elected body2. noun POL length of time in office3. noun official authority or instruction4. noun authority of country to rule another5. verb authorise, instruct1 noun POL authority of elected bodymandáid fem2 c m ua mandate to go into governmentmandáid le dul isteach sa rialtasa mandate to speak for sbúdarás labhairt ar son duine2 noun POL length of time in officemandáid fem2 c m uI'll stay in office until the end of my mandatefanfaidh mé in oifig go dtí go mbeidh deireadh le mo mhandáid, fanfaidh mé in oifig go dtí go mbeidh deireadh le mo théarma3 noun official authority or instructionsainordú masc c m uúdarás masc1 c m uthe army must fulfil its mandatení mór don arm a shainordú a chur i gcrích4 noun authority of country to rule anothersainordú masc c m uúdarás masc1 c m u5 verb authorise, instruct TRANSITIVEsainordú a thabhairt doúdarás a thabhairt do c m uwe were mandated to produce this reporttugadh sainordú dúinn an tuarascáil seo a chur ar fáil
