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mandate /manˈdāt/ noun- A charge, instruction
- A command from a superior official or judge to a subordinate, ordering him how to act, esp from the Pope to a legate, etc
- Legal authorization given to a person, eg a Member of Parliament to act on behalf of another
- A rescript of the Pope
- Permission to govern according to declared policies, regarded as officially granted by an electorate to a particular political party or leader upon the decisive outcome of an election
- The power conferred upon a state by the League of Nations in 1919 to govern a region elsewhere
- (also with cap) any of the regions governed in this way (also mandated territory)
transitive verb /-dātˈ/ - To assign by mandate
- To invest with authority
ORIGIN: L mandātum, from mandāre, from manus hand, and dare give manˈdatary or manˈdatory /-də-tə-ri/ noun - The holder of a mandate
- A mandate
mandāˈtor noun The giver of a mandate manˈdatorily adverb manˈdatory adjective - Containing a mandate or command
- Of the nature of a mandate
- Bestowed by mandate
- Compulsory
- Allowing no option
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