Mandate

v. grant a country the right to administer a territory; issue a command, make an official order

n. command, order; authorization granted from one body to a subordinate body; commission granted to a country to administer the affairs of a territory; mandated territory; order from a superior court to a lower court

Mandate can refer to:Mandate (international law), an obligation handed down by an inter-governmental bodyMandate (criminal law), an official or authoritative command; an order or injunctionMandate (politics), the power granted by an electorateLeague of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919Mandate (theology), to some Christians, an order from Goda mandate is the formal notice of decision from an appeals courtMandate (trade union), the trade union in IrelandMandate magazine, a gay pornographic magazine published since the 1970sMandate of Heaven, a traditional Chinese concept of legitimacy used to support the rule of the kings of the Shang Dynasty and later the Emperors of China
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Noun
1. a document giving an official instruction or command
(synonym) authorization, authorisation
(hypernym) legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
(attribute) authorized, authorised
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they ar able to stand by themselves
(synonym) mandatory
(hypernym) district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
(hyponym) Palestine
3. the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
(hypernym) commission, commissioning
(classification) politics, political science, government
Verb
1. assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"
(hypernym) delegate, designate, depute, assign
2. make mandatory; "the new director of the schoolbaord mandated regular tests"
(hypernym) order, prescribe, dictate
(derivation) authorization, authorisation
3. assign authority to
(hypernym) delegate, designate, depute, assign
(derivation) mandator

n. mandate, power of attorney, authorization, authorization of power; official permission, permit, license; authority to rule over conquered country

v. appoint, commission, issue an order, pay by money order