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meaning of margin and mandate



 
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meaning of margin and mandate #1 (permalink) Sat Dec 06, 2008 14:07 pm   meaning of margin and mandate		  
Hello all,

What's the meaning of the following sentence?

By a closemargin, the workers voted to comply with the court's mandate against a strike.

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meaning of margin and mandate #2 (permalink) Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:48 am   meaning of margin and mandate		  
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By a narrow difference in votes (for instance, 500 'yes' votes vs '490' no votes), the workers decided to agree to the court's command not to refuse to work.
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meaning of margin and mandate #3 (permalink) Sun Dec 07, 2008 20:28 pm   meaning of margin and mandate		  
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