mandate
• noun /mandayt/ 1 an official order or authorization. 2 the authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election. 3 historical a commission from the League of Nations to a member state to administer a territory. • verb /mandayt/ 1 give (someone) authority to act in a certain way. 2 make compulsory. — ORIGIN Latin mandatum ‘something commanded’.
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