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mandate - a document giving an official instruction or command |
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authorization,
authorisation |
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instrument,
legal document,
legal instrument,
official document the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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mandate - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory |
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commission,
commissioning the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
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government,
political science,
politics the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
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mandate - 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 |
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mandatory |
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district,
dominion,
territorial dominion,
territory a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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| verb |
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mandate - assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony" |
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assign,
delegate,
depute,
designate select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
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mandate - make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests" |
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dictate,
order,
prescribe say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"
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mandate - assign authority to |
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assign,
delegate,
depute,
designate select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
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