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mandate n [ˈmændeɪt -dɪt] 1. an official or authoritative instruction or command 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Politics the support or commission given to a government and its policies or an elected representative and his policies through an electoral victory 3. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) Also called mandated territory (formerly) any of the territories under the trusteeship of the League of Nations administered by one of its member states 4. (Law) a. Roman law a contract by which one person commissions another to act for him gratuitously and the other accepts the commission b. Contract law a contract of bailment under which the party entrusted with goods undertakes to perform gratuitously some service in respect of such goods c. Scots law a contract by which a person is engaged to act in the management of the affairs of another vb [ˈmændeɪt] (tr)
1. (Law) International law to assign (territory) to a nation under a mandate 2. to delegate authority to 3. Obsolete to give a command to [from Latin mandātum something commanded, from mandāre to command, perhaps from manus hand + dāre to give] mandator n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
mandate noun command, order, charge, authority, commission, sanction, instruction, warrant, decree, bidding, canon, directive, injunction, fiat, edict, authorization, precept The union already has a mandate to ballot for a strike. Translations mandate [ˈmændeɪt] mandate n → Auftrag m; (Pol) → Mandat nt; (= territory) → Mandat(sgebiet) nt; to give somebody a mandate to do something → jdm den Auftrag geben or jdn damit beauftragen, etw zu tun; we have a clear mandate from the country to … → wir haben den eindeutigen Wählerauftrag, zu … vt to mandate a territory to somebody → ein Gebiet jds Verwaltung (dat) → unterstellen, ein Gebiet als Mandat an jdn vergeben How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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