Main entry: mandate
Definition: the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
Main entry: authorisation, authorization, mandate
Definition: a document giving an official instruction or command
Main entry: mandate, mandatory
Definition: 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
Main entry: mandate
Definition: assign authority to
Main entry: mandate
Definition: make mandatory
Usage: the new director of the school board mandated regular tests
Main entry: mandate
Definition: assign under a mandate
Usage: mandate a colony