mantlenoun
uk/ˈmæn.təl/us/ˈmæn.t̬əl/mantle noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
[ S ] formal the responsibilities of an important position or job, especially as given from the person who had the job to the person who replaces them:
She unsuccessfully attempted to assume the mantle of the presidency.
He has been asked to take on the mantle of managing director in the New York office.
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Duty, obligation and responsibility
- accountable
- answer for sb/sth
- answer for sth
- answer to sb
- answerable
- brother
- commitment
- fail
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- incharge
- it's your own lookout idiom
- portfolio
- responsible
- risk
- saddle sb with sth
- social contract
- stick
- stick sb with sth
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mantle noun (LAYER)
[ C ] literary a layer of something that covers a surface:
A thick mantle of snow lay on the ground.
We watched the building vanish under a mantle of thick smoke as the fire swiftly moved through it.
[ C ] specialized geology the part of the earth that surrounds the central core
[ C ] in the past, a piece of clothing without sleeves that was worn over other clothes
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Coverings and layers
- a blanket of sth idiom
- blanket
- casing
- cladding
- coating
- fur
- gilt
- layer
- lime
- lined
- lining
- mat
- membrane
- paintwork
- rendering
- slick
- topcoat
- undercoat
- veneer
- wrap
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