mandate
mandate Lexical Profile
mandate Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An official order, instruction, or commission to do something.
"The environmental agency issued a strict mandate requiring factories to reduce carbon emissions."
The authority granted by an electorate to a candidate or political party to carry out a certain policy or govern.
"Winning the election by a landslide gave the new prime minister a clear mandate for economic reform."
A commission given by the League of Nations to a member nation to administer a former territory of the German or Ottoman Empire following World War I, or the territory itself.
"Following the war, the region was administered as a British mandate until it gained independence."
• verb
To officially require, order, or make something compulsory by law or regulation.
"State law mandates that all passengers in a moving vehicle wear seat belts."
To give an official or elected representative the authority to act in a certain way.
"The board mandated the committee to negotiate a new contract with the suppliers."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 16th century from Latin mandatum ('a commission, command, or order'), the neuter past participle of mandare ('to commit to one's charge, command'), conventionally analyzed as manus ('hand') + dare ('to give').