mandate
(noun) the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
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) assign authority to
mandate
(verb) make mandatory; “the new director of the school board mandated regular tests”
mandate
(verb) assign under a mandate; “mandate a colony”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mandate (plural mandates)
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
(politics) The authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate.
A papal rescript.
(Canada) A period during which a government is in power.
mandate (third-person singular simple present mandates, present participle mandating, simple past and past participle mandated)
to authorize
to make mandatory
Source: Wiktionary
Man"date, n. Etym: [L. mandatum, fr. mandare to commit to one's charge, order, orig., to put into one's hand; manus hand + dare to give: cf. F. mandat. See Manual, Date a time, and cf. Commend, Maundy Thursday.]
1. An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept. This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear Her mighty mandates, and her words you hear. Dryden.
2. (Canon Law)
Definition: 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.
3. (Scots Law)
Definition: A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous. Erskine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
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