Mandate

Quick meaning: Mandate is a noun meaning An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.

Meaning

An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.

More Meanings

1. (politics) The order or authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate.
2. (Canada) A period during which a government is in power.
3. To (officially) require someone to do something or act in a certain way, to give them the authority to do so; to command.
4. To make mandatory.
5. To administer or assign a territory to a nation under a mandate.
6. (Scotland, especially Christianity) To repeat, rehearse sermons or speeches aloud.
7. (historical) 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.

Example Sentences

John Tyler and James K. Polk both regarded the election results as a mandate for the annexation of Texas.

A delegate conference was called, and garages invited to mandate their representatives to vote for or against continuance.

As the Superintendent of Austin, TX, schools I have mandated that our kids must be masked when they start school on Tuesday.

Federal law mandates that at least one nongroup insurer in your state must provide coverage to everyone, regardless of health issues.

Word Forms

• mandates
• mandating
• mandated

Synonyms for mandate

Depending on context, synonyms include compulsion, obligation, authority, sanction, allowance, authorization.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include authorization, territory, colony, province, dominion, duty.

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