mandate
noun
1. a document giving an official instruction or command
Similar word(s): authorization
Definition categories: communication, instrument
2. 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
Similar word(s): mandatory
Definition categories: location, district, dominion, territory
3. the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
Definition categories: act, commission, commissioning
verb
1. assign under a mandate
- mandate a colony
Definition categories: social, assign, delegate, depute, designate
2. make mandatory
- the new director of the school board mandated regular tests
Definition categories: communication, dictate, order, prescribe
3. assign authority to
Definition categories: communication, assign, delegate, depute, designate