Spanish Conversation · Level 11
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Spanish word
mandato
Pronunciation
IPA/manˈdato/
Meaning
- masculine nounterm
Example
El presidente tiene un mandato de cuatro años.
The president has a four-year term.
More examples
Durante su mandato se aprobaron muchas reformas.
Many reforms were approved during his term.
Core concept
Official period of holding public office.
Common phrases
duración del mandato
length of the term
cumplir el mandato
serve out the term
fin del mandato
end of the term
Similar words
periodo: Any continuous span of time when something occurs.
término: Moment indicating the completion or end of a period.
legislatura: Span of years during which a legislature sits and its members serve.
gestión: Interval during which a government or organization runs its operations.
Definition in Spanish
Duración legal durante la cual una persona ejerce oficialmente un cargo público o una función.
Word origin
From Latin mandatum, past participle of mandare 'to entrust' or 'command', originally meaning an entrusted charge and later extended to the time a person holds that charge.
Usage tips
- In political contexts mandato normally means a term in office; to mean an order Spanish speakers usually use orden or instrucción.
Other meanings
- ordernoun
- instructionnoun
Related words
- mandatarioofficeholdernoun