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IMG Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
agree on a mandate
Here is the sentence meaning of which I can't quite understand because of this expression in bold.
She told a news conference after the first day of an EU summit in Brussels that the EU was prepared to send an observer mission to Ukraine but would prefer the pan-European security watchdog OSCE to send monitors if Russia will agree on a mandate.
So they don't want to send anybody if Russia doesn't agree on something?
Could anybody explain the meaning of this sentence to me, please?
She told a news conference after the first day of an EU summit in Brussels that the EU was prepared to send an observer mission to Ukraine but would prefer the pan-European security watchdog OSCE to send monitors if Russia will agree on a mandate.
So they don't want to send anybody if Russia doesn't agree on something?
Could anybody explain the meaning of this sentence to me, please?
Top answer
She said that the EU was willing to send people. But she said the EU would prefer that the OSCE should send people. But first, she wants Russia to agree on exactly what the people who are sent should do.
- She said that the EU was willing to send people.
- But she said the EU would prefer that the OSCE should send people.
- But first, she wants Russia to agree on exactly what the people who are sent should do.
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She said that the EU was willing to send people.
But she said the EU would prefer that the OSCE should send people.
But first, she wants Russia to agree on exactly what the people who are sent should do.
But she said the EU would prefer that the OSCE should send people.
But first, she wants Russia to agree on exactly what the people who are sent should do.
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So "mandate" is something like decision of group of people in this case? Do I understand it correctly?
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Simple example:
Tom gives Mary a mandate.
This means that Tom gives May permission to do something, and defines what she should do.
However, the word is most commonly used in the context of government matters, and focuses on defining broa
Tom gives Mary a mandate.
This means that Tom gives May permission to do something, and defines what she should do.
However, the word is most commonly used in the context of government matters, and focuses on defining broa
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