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   mandate

   noun

   • 1. an official order or commission to do something: "a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners" Similar instructiondirectivedirectiondecreecommandorderinjunctionedictchargecommissionbiddingwarrantrulingordinancelawstatutefiatukasepronunciamento
   • ▪ a commission by which a party is entrusted to perform a service, especially without payment and with indemnity against loss by that party.
   • ▪ a written authorization enabling someone to carry out transactions on another's bank account.
   • ▪ a commission from the League of Nations to a member state to administer a territory: historical "the end of the British mandate in Palestine"
   • 2. the authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election: "he called an election to seek a mandate for his policies" Similar authorityapprovalacceptanceratificationendorsementsanctionauthorization
   • ▪ a period during which a government is in power: Canadian "the last mandate of Trudeau, from 1980 to 1984, was a remarkable chapter in Canadian history"

   verb

   • 1. give (someone) authority to act in a certain way: "the rightful king was mandated and sanctioned by God"
   • ▪ require (something) to be done; make mandatory: "the government began mandating better car safety"
   • 2. (of territory) be assigned to (another power) under a mandate of the League of Nations: historical "mandated territories"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin mandatum ‘something commanded’, neuter past participle of mandare, from manus ‘hand’ + dare ‘give’. Sense 2 of the noun has been influenced by French mandat.

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