Dictionary Check: mandate
"mandate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
a document giving an official instruction or command
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
noun
the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
verb
assign under a mandate
Example:
"mandate a colony"
verb
make mandatory
Example:
"the new director of the school board mandated regular tests"
verb
assign authority to
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