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man·date
[man-deyt] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -dat·ed, -dat·ing.
[man-deyt] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -dat·ed, -dat·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | a command from a superior court or official to a lower one. |
| 3. | an authoritative order or command: a royal mandate. |
| 4. | (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. |
| 5. | a mandated territory or colony. |
| 6. | Roman Catholic Church. an order issued by the pope, esp. one commanding the preferment of a certain person to a benefice. |
| 7. | Roman and Civil Law. a contract by which one engages gratuitously to perform services for another. |
| 8. | (in modern civil law) any contract by which a person undertakes to perform services for another. |
| 9. | Roman Law. an order or decree by the emperor, esp. to governors of provinces. |
| 10. | to authorize or decree (a particular action), as by the enactment of law. |
| 11. | to order or require; make mandatory: to mandate sweeping changes in the election process. |
| 12. | to consign (a territory, colony, etc.) to the charge of a particular nation under a mandate. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| man·date
(mān'dāt') Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. man·dat·ed, man·dat·ing, man·dates
[Latin mandātum, from neuter past participle of mandāre, to order; see man-2 in Indo-European roots.] man'da'tor n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mandate (n.)
mandate (n.)
1501, from L. mandatum "commission, order," noun use of neut. pp. of mandare "to order, commit to one's charge," lit. "to give into one's hand," probably from manus "hand" (see manual) + dare "to give" (see date (1)). Political sense of "approval of policy supposedly conferred by voters to winners of an election" is from 1796. Mandatory is attested 1576, "of the nature of a mandate;" sense of "obligatory because commanded" is from 1818.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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mandate (v.)
mandate (v.)
"to delegate authority, permit to act on behalf of a group," 1958, from mandate (n.). Used earlier in the context of the League of Nations, "to authorize a power to control a certain territory for some purpose" (1919).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| mandate | |
noun | |
| 1. | a document giving an official instruction or command |
| 2. | 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 |
| 3. | the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory |
verb | |
| 1. | assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony" |
| 2. | make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests" |
| 3. | assign authority to |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
mandate
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.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: man·date
Pronunciation: 'man-"dAt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to entrust, enjoin, probably irregularly from manus hand + -dere to put
1 a : a formal communication from a reviewing court notifying the court below of its judgment and directing the lower court to act accordingly b : MANDAMUS
2 in the civil law of Louisiana : an act by which a person gives another person the power to transact for him or her one or several affairs
3 a : an authoritative command : a clear authorization or directionmandate of the full faith and credit clause —National Law Journal> b : the authorization to act given by a constituency to its elected representative
Main Entry: man·date
Pronunciation: 'man-"dAt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to entrust, enjoin, probably irregularly from manus hand + -dere to put
1 a : a formal communication from a reviewing court notifying the court below of its judgment and directing the lower court to act accordingly b : MANDAMUS
2 in the civil law of Louisiana : an act by which a person gives another person the power to transact for him or her one or several affairs
3 a : an authoritative command : a clear authorization or direction
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: mandate
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: man·dat·ed; man·dat·ing
: to make mandatory or requiredmandates a criminal defendant's right to confrontation —National Law Journal>
Main Entry: mandate
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: man·dat·ed; man·dat·ing
: to make mandatory or required
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Mandate
Man"date\, n. [L. mandatum, fr. mandare to commit to one's charge, order, orig., to put into one's hand; manus hand + dare to give: cf. F. mandat. See Manual, Date a time, and cf. Commend, Maundy Thursday.]1. An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept. This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear Her mighty mandates, and her words you hear. --Dryden. 2. (Canon Law) A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation. 3. (Scots Law) A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous. --Erskine.
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