mandate
/ˈmændeɪ̯t/
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept
- plural
- mandates
Meanings
- 1
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization
- 2
The order or authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate
- 3
A period during which a government is in powerrare
- 4
An order by the League of Nations to a member nation to establish a government responsible for a conquered territory, as the colonies of Germany after World War Irare
- 5
An order by the League of Nations to a member nation to establish a government responsible for a conquered territory, as the colonies of Germany after World War I.; Such a territoryrare