Dictionary Check: mandate

"mandate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 12 points

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

Synonyms:
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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