MANDATE

Definition of MANDATE

  1. (noun)a document giving an official instruction or command
  2. (noun)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. (noun)the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
  4. (verb)assign under a mandate
  5. (verb)make mandatory
  6. (verb)assign authority to