Overview of noun mandate

The noun mandate has 3 senses

• mandate, authorization, authorisation -- (a document giving an official instruction or command)


• mandate, mandatory -- (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 -- (the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory)

Overview of verb mandate

The verb mandate has 3 senses

• mandate -- (assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony")


• mandate -- (make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests")


• mandate -- (assign authority to)