mandate
Definitions
noun
- an official or authoritative instruction or command
- politics the support or commission given to a government and its policies or an elected representative and his policies through an electoral victory
- Also called
mandated territory (often capital) (formerly) any of the territories under the trusteeship of the League of Nations administered by one of its member states - Roman law a contract by which one person commissions another to act for him gratuitously and the other accepts the commission
- contract law a contract of bailment under which the party entrusted with goods undertakes to perform gratuitously some service in respect of such goods
- Scots law a contract by which a person is engaged to act in the management of the affairs of another
verb
(tr)- international law to assign (territory) to a nation under a mandate
- to delegate authority to
- obsolete to give a command to
Alternative Forms
ˈmanˌdator nounWord Origin
C16: from Latin mandātum something commanded, from mandāre to command, perhaps from manus hand + dāre to giveSynonyms
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command,
order,
charge,
authority,
commission,
sanction,
instruction,
warrant,
decree,
bidding,
canon,
directive,
injunction,
fiat,
edict,
authorization,
precept,
Usage examples
I have to give an answer within the mandate or I have to ask my boss in Berlin to... to... pacify the money men.
, BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)The Tea Board has given an IMRB unit the mandate for an exporter rating system.
India Today (2002)This is an increase of 23 on the number of dual mandate holders in the outgoing Dáil.
Irish Times (2002)However Birkenhead's Frank Field supports such action even without a new UN mandate.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2002)However, in an eclectic group where no one has the mandate of leadership, this can be a tricky problem.
, Phoenix From the Flame (1994)