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| man·date [ mán dàyt ] |
noun (plural man·dates) |
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1. authoritative order: an official command or instruction from an authority
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2. support from electorate: the authority bestowed on a government or other organization by an electoral victory, effectively authorizing it to carry out the policies for which it campaigned
  The party in power has a clear mandate for reform.
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3. agreement for free service: a contract by which somebody agrees to perform a service without payment
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4. instruction from superior court: an order from a superior court or official to a lower one
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5. region ruled by outside power: any territory that was placed by the League of Nations under the administration of one of its European member states after World War I
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6. commission to administer state: the power conferred by the League of Nations on a member state to administer a region
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transitive verb (past and past participle man·dat·ed, present participle man·dat·ing, 3rd person present singular man·dates) |
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1. assign territory: to assign a territory or region to a state under a mandate
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2. order something officially: to require or order something officially or formally
The law mandates systematic tracking and reporting of hazardous wastes.
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| [Early 16th century. < Latin mandat-, past participle of mandare "give into somebody's hand" < Indo-European, "hand"] |
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| man·da·tor noun |
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