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- pronunciation:
- maen
deIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a commission given to a country to administer territory on behalf of an international body such as, formerly, the League of Nations.
Britain was given a mandate over Palestine after World War I.- similar words:
- authorization, commission, decree, edict, sanction, writ
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| definition 2: |
the territory subject to such an order.
Palestine was a British mandate from 1920 until 1948.- synonyms:
- dependency, protectorate
- similar words:
- colony, province, subject, territory
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| definition 3: |
a directive given or implied by the vote of an electorate.
The government must now act on its mandate to deal with the problem of unemployment.- similar words:
- command, dictate, directive, landslide, order, will
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| definition 4: |
an authoritative order or directive, as from a sovereign or from a higher court to a lower one.
Many of the nobles refused to obey the king's mandate.- synonyms:
- decree, directive, edict, injunction
- similar words:
- dictate, fiat, order, remand, ukase
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| related words: |
act, behest, bidding, charge, imperative, law |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
mandates, mandating, mandated |
| definition 1: |
to consign (territories or colonies) to the care and authority of a specified nation by mandate.
The League of Nations mandated Palestine to Britain.- similar words:
- consign, entrust
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| definition 2: |
to authorize or require, as by law or popular vote.
The new law mandates the recycling of glass and paper by all local businesses.The Surgeon General mandated that cigarette packaging display health warnings.[verb + (that) + subjunctive clause
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- synonyms:
- authorize, ordain
- similar words:
- compel, impose, institute, license, require, sanction
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| related words: |
charge, commission |
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