A command or authorization to act in a particular way given by an administrator to a subordinate, a court to a lower court or an electorate to its representative.
(Source: RHW)
(politics) the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
assign authority to
assign under a mandate; of nations
a document giving an official instruction or command
a territorial possession controlled by a ruling state
the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they ar able to stand by themselves
make mandatory; "the new director of the schoolbaord mandated regular tests"
assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"
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
