Definitions for mandateˈmæn deɪt

man•dateˈmæn deɪt(n.; v.)-dat•ed, -dat•ing.

(n.)a command or authorization to act in a particular way given by the electorate to its representative.
Category: Government
any authoritative order or command:
a royal mandate.
Category: Government
(in the League of Nations) a commission given to a nation to administer the government and affairs of a former Turkish territory or German colony.
Category: Government
such a territory or colony.
Category: Government
a command from a superior court or official to a lower one.
(v.t.)to authorize or decree (a particular action).
to make mandatory.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to consign (a territory) under a mandate.
Category: Government

1540–50; < L mandātum, from mandāre to give as a commission, lit., to hand over

man′da•tor(n.)

mandate, authorization, authorisation(noun)
a document giving an official instruction or command
mandate, mandatory(noun)
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
mandate(verb)
the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
mandate(verb)
assign under a mandate
"mandate a colony"
mandate(verb)
make mandatory
"the new director of the school board mandated regular tests"
mandate(verb)
assign authority to

mandate(Noun)
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
mandate(Verb)
to authorize

Origin: Noun is from mandatum, neut of. mandatus, past participle of mandare, from manus + dare. Compare command, commend, demand, remand.

Mandate(noun)
an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept
Mandate(noun)
a rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation
Mandate(noun)
a contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous

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