mandate
man dayt
- n a document giving an official instruction or command
- n 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
- n the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
- v assign under a mandate
mandate a colony - v make mandatory
the new director of the school board mandated regular tests - v assign authority to
- The town council mandated that the no loudspeakers will be allowed during exam time of students.
- And I still think a mandate is necessary, but a cap on what people are obligated to pay needs to be implemented along with the mandate.
- On the left, activists dislike an individual-mandate system because it relies on the ability of poor people to navigate the complexities and uncertainties of the free market.