Mandate

noun

/ˈmæn.deɪt/

Word Frequency: 5.4

Definitions

1.nounAn official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

2.nounThe authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate.

3.nounA papal rescript.

4.nounA period during which a government is in power.

5.verbTo authorize

6.verbTo make mandatory

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