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mandate
[man-deyt]
noun
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative.
The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
a command from a superior court or official to a lower one.
The appellate court resolved the appeal and issued a mandate to the district judge.
an authoritative order or command.
a royal mandate.
Synonyms: , , , ,(in the League of Nations) a commission given to a nation to administer the government and affairs of a former Turkish territory or German colony.
a mandated territory or colony.
Roman Catholic Church.an order issued by the pope, especially one commanding the preferment of a certain person to a benefice.
Roman and Civil Law.a contract by which one engages gratuitously to perform services for another.
(in modern civil law) any contract by which a person undertakes to perform services for another.
Roman Law.an order or decree by the emperor, especially to governors of provinces.
verb (used with object)
to authorize or decree (a particular action), as by the enactment of law.
The state legislature mandated an increase in the minimum wage.
to order or require; make mandatory.
to mandate sweeping changes in the election process.
to consign (a territory, colony, etc.) to the charge of a particular nation under a mandate.
mandate
noun
an official or authoritative instruction or command
politics the support or commission given to a government and its policies or an elected representative and his policies through an electoral victory
Also called: mandated territory.(often capital) (formerly) any of the territories under the trusteeship of the League of Nations administered by one of its member states
Roman law a contract by which one person commissions another to act for him gratuitously and the other accepts the commission
contract law a contract of bailment under which the party entrusted with goods undertakes to perform gratuitously some service in respect of such goods
Scots law a contract by which a person is engaged to act in the management of the affairs of another
verb
international law to assign (territory) to a nation under a mandate
to delegate authority to
obsoleteto give a command to
mandate
A command or an expression of a desire, especially by a group of voters for a political program. Politicians elected in landslide victories often claim that their policies have received a mandate from the voters.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈˌ岹ٴǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mandate1
Example Sentences
Citizenship by birth, mandated by the 14th Amendment after the Civil War, complicated that picture because nonwhites born in U.S. territories also became citizens.
"I'm asking you for a vote of confidence because I have the conviction, faith and certainty that we have a mandate to govern, to take full responsibility for what is happening in Poland," Tusk said.
The state does withhold taxes from its employees’ paychecks, but the law mandates that it forward those withheld funds to the IRS just like private employers.
That walkout culminated in a contract mandating that producers obtain consent from and compensate performers when using their digital replica.
Ever since Trump came into office with his mandate for "Mass Deportation Now," he's been impatient with the pace and the numbers.
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