Mandator

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mandator - an authority who issues a mandate authority - (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"