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Mandate
ˈmandeɪt
Mandate definitions
noun
mandate
mandates
- an official order or commission to do something
"a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners"
instruction directive direction decree command order injunction edict charge commission bidding warrant ruling ordinance law statute fiat- a commission by which a party is entrusted to perform a service, especially without payment and with indemnity against loss by that party
- a written authorization enabling someone to carry out transactions on another's bank account
- a commission from the League of Nations to a member state to administer a territory
"the end of the British mandate in Palestine"
- the authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election
"he called an election to seek a mandate for his policies"
- a period during which a government is in power
"the last mandate of Trudeau, from 1980 to 1984, was a remarkable chapter in Canadian history"
verb
mandate
mandated
mandates
mandating
- give (someone) authority to act in a certain way
"the rightful king was mandated and sanctioned by God"
authorize commission depute appoint nominate name mandate empower charge choose select designate elect- require (something) to be done; make mandatory
"the government began mandating better car safety"
- (of territory) be assigned to (another power) under a mandate of the League of Nations
"mandated territories"