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mandate

[ man-deyt ]

noun

  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:

    The appellate court resolved the appeal and issued a mandate to the district judge.

  3. an authoritative order or command:

    a royal mandate.

    Synonyms: ruling, edict, injunction, decree, fiat

  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, especially 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, especially to governors of provinces.


verb (used with object)

, man·dat·ed, man·dat·ing.
  1. to authorize or decree (a particular action), as by the enactment of law:

    The state legislature mandated an increase in the minimum wage.

  2. to order or require; make mandatory:

    to mandate sweeping changes in the election process.

  3. to consign (a territory, colony, etc.) to the charge of a particular nation under a mandate.

mandate

noun

  1. an official or authoritative instruction or command
  2. politics the support or commission given to a government and its policies or an elected representative and his policies through an electoral victory
  3. Also calledmandated territory often capital (formerly) any of the territories under the trusteeship of the League of Nations administered by one of its member states
    1. Roman law a contract by which one person commissions another to act for him gratuitously and the other accepts the commission
    2. contract law a contract of bailment under which the party entrusted with goods undertakes to perform gratuitously some service in respect of such goods
    3. Scots law a contract by which a person is engaged to act in the management of the affairs of another


verb

  1. international law to assign (territory) to a nation under a mandate
  2. to delegate authority to
  3. obsolete.
    to give a command to

mandate

  1. 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈmanˌdator, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mandate1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin mandātum, noun use of neuter of mandātus, past participle of mandāre “to commission,” literally, “to give into (someone's) hand”; equivalent to manus manus + -dere “to put” (combining form; do 1 ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mandate1

C16: from Latin mandātum something commanded, from mandāre to command, perhaps from manus hand + dāre to give

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Example Sentences

For instance, if members of Congress advocate for specific reforms like a new financial transaction tax or new mandates for regulators rather than just expressing their concerns, the issue could become more partisan.

Day has been advocating for a local mask mandate, as seen in other cities and counties.

In other posts, she mocked mask mandates to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Three states — Iowa, North Dakota and Mississippi — have lifted such mandates.

This was most likely due to public health mandates that required a shift away from in-person care.

“This is a federal mandate that is causing some real problems for schools across the country,” Kline told a CBS affiliate in July.

Part of the problem is the mandate of the war and the means with which the U.S. is fighting it do not match up.

According to Schumer, Obama and his administration had misinterpreted their 2008 electoral mandate.

And if the Little Sisters prevail, the entire contraception mandate falls.

And to other parts of the Affordable Care Act, not just the so-called “contraception mandate.”

My crutch emphasized this mandate, but I could not see how it was received, for every scholar's face was hidden from me by a book.

I suppose uncle's letter must be taken as a royal mandate, and that we must leave here at once.

The officers of the Lisbon troops talk loudly of his being obliged to do his duty, and obey the mandate of the Cortes.

Having thus issued his mandate, the groom came forth from the stable.

No necessity to answer him; make signs that you obey the sultan's mandate; you know how they do it.

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