Mandate
WordNet
noun
(1) The commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
(2) A document giving an official instruction or command
(3) 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
verb
(4) Assign authority to
(5) Make mandatory
"The new director of the school board mandated regular tests"
(6) Assign under a mandate
"Mandate a colony"
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Etymology
Noun is from , neut of. , pp. of < + . Cf. command, commend, demand, remand.
Verb is from the noun.
Noun
- An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
Verb
mandate
- second-person plural present tense of mandare
- second-person plural imperative of mandare
- feminine plural past participle of mandare