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mandate

/'m/&/nd/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a document giving an official instruction or command

    noun.communication

    Synonyms authorisation authorization

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  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

    noun.location

    Synonyms mandatory

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

    noun.act

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. assign under a mandate

    verb.social

    Examples
    Mandate a colony.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. make mandatory

    verb.communication

    Examples
    The new director of the school board mandated regular tests.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. assign authority to

    verb.communication

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

mandarin orange treemandarinatemandarinicmandariningmandarinismmandatarymandatormandatorilymandatorymandatory injunctionmandemandean

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