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English noun: mandate | |||
| 1. | mandate (communication) a document giving an official instruction or command | ||
| Synonyms | authorisation, authorization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document | ||
| Attribute | authorised, authorized, unauthorised, unauthorized | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | mandate (location) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | mandatory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory | ||
| Instance hyponym | Palestine | ||
| 3. | mandate (act) the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commission, commissioning | ||
| Domain category | government, political science, politics | ||
English verb: mandate | |||
| 1. | mandate (social) assign under a mandate | ||
| Samples | Mandate a colony. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
| 2. | mandate (communication) make mandatory | ||
| Samples | The new director of the school board mandated regular tests. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dictate, order, prescribe | ||
| 3. | mandate (communication) assign authority to | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
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