mandate

nouns

a document giving an official instruction or command

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, mandatory

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

mandate

domain category

the study of government of states and other political units

government, political science, politics

is a type of (narrower)

the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

commission, commissioning

verbs

assign under a mandate

"mandate a colony"

mandate

is derived from

mandatory

is derived from

mandatary

is derived from

mandator

is a type of (narrower)

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

assign, delegate, depute, designate

make mandatory

"the new director of the school board mandated regular tests"

mandate

is derived from

mandatory

is a type of (narrower)

issue commands or orders for

dictate, order, prescribe

assign authority to

mandate

is derived from

mandator

is a type of (narrower)

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

assign, delegate, depute, designate