ALL meanings of mandates
man·date
M m - noun mandates Plural form of mandate. 1
- noun mandates 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 mandates 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 mandates an authoritative order or command: a royal mandate. 1
- noun mandates (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 mandates a mandated territory or colony. 1
- noun mandates Roman Catholic Church. an order issued by the pope, especially one commanding the preferment of a certain person to a benefice. 1
- noun mandates Roman and Civil Law. a contract by which one engages gratuitously to perform services for another. 1
- noun mandates (in modern civil law) any contract by which a person undertakes to perform services for another. 1
- noun mandates Roman Law. an order or decree by the emperor, especially to governors of provinces. 1
- verb with object mandates to authorize or decree (a particular action), as by the enactment of law: The state legislature mandated an increase in the minimum wage. 1
- verb with object mandates to order or require; make mandatory: to mandate sweeping changes in the election process. 1
- verb with object mandates to consign (a territory, colony, etc.) to the charge of a particular nation under a mandate. 1
- noun mandates plural of mandate. 0
- verb mandates third-person singular simple present indicative form of mandate. 0