Dictionary definition · mandate
noun
- 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
- the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
verb
- assign under a mandate"mandate a colony"
- make mandatory"the new director of the school board mandated regular tests"
- assign authority to
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).