mandate

man·date  (mndt)

n.

1. An authoritative command or instruction.

2. A command or an authorization given by a political electorate to its representative.

3.

a. A commission from the League of Nations authorizing a member nation to administer a territory.

b. A region under such administration.

4. Law

a. An order issued by a superior court or an official to a lower court.

b. A contract by which one party agrees to perform services for another without payment.

tr.v. man·dat·ed, man·dat·ing, man·dates

1. To assign (a colony or territory) to a specified nation under a mandate.

2. To make mandatory, as by law; decree or require: mandated desegregation of public schools.

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[Latin mandtum, from neuter past participle of mandre, to order; see man-² in Indo-European roots.]

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mandator n.

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mandate

Noun

1. an official or authoritative command to carry out a particular task: the UN force's mandate does not allow it to intervene

2. Politics the political authority given to a government or an elected representative through an electoral victory

3. Also: (mandated territory) (formerly) a territory administered by one country on behalf of an international body

Verb

[-dating, -dated]

1. to delegate authority to

2. to assign territory to a nation under a mandate [Latin mandare to command]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mandate - a document giving an official instruction or command authorisation, authorization legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	mandate - a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves mandatory district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
	3.	mandate - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory commissioning, commission - the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units
Verb	1.	mandate - assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony" assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
	2.	mandate - make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests" dictate, prescribe, order - issue commands or orders for
	3.	mandate - assign authority to assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

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mandate

noun command, order, charge, authority, commission, sanction, instruction, warrant, decree, bidding, canon, directive, injunction, fiat, edict, authorization, precept

Translations

mandate [ˈmændeɪt] n → mandato

mandate [ˈmændeɪt] n → mandat m

mandate [ˈmændeɪt] n → Mandat nt;

(task) → Auftrag m

mandate [ˈmændeɪt] n → mandato