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- [man-deyt]
- /ˈmæn deɪt/
- /ˈmæn.deɪt/
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- [man-deyt]
- /ˈmæn deɪt/
Definitions of mandate word
- noun mandate 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. 1
- noun mandate 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. 1
- noun mandate an authoritative order or command: a royal mandate. 1
- noun mandate (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. 1
- noun mandate a mandated territory or colony. 1
- noun mandate Roman Catholic Church. an order issued by the pope, especially one commanding the preferment of a certain person to a benefice. 1
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Origin of mandate
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin mandātum, noun use of neuter of mandātus, past participle of mandāre to commission, literally, to give into (someone's) hand. See manus, date1
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Parts of speech for Mandate
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mandate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mandate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mandate
noun mandate
- decree — A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
- injunction — Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
- directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- instruction — machine instruction
- command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
verb mandate
- instruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- authorize — If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
- authorise — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- delegate — A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
Antonyms for mandate
noun mandate
- request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
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