1. A document giving an official instruction or command
   - authorization, authorisation [Brit] 
2. 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
   - mandatory 
3. The commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

1. Assign under a mandate
   "mandate a colony" 
2. Make mandatory
   "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests" 
3. Assign authority to

Derived forms: mandated, mandates, mandating

See also: authorised [Brit], authorized, mandator, mandatory, unauthorised [Brit], unauthorized

Type of: assign, commission, commissioning, delegate, depute, designate, dictate, district, dominion, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, order, prescribe, territorial dominion, territory

Encyclopedia: Mandate

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