Mandate - Definition

n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn:
mandate, authorization, authorisation]
2: 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 [syn: mandate,
mandatory]
3: the commission that is given to a government and its policies
through an electoral victory
v 1: assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"
2: make mandatory; "the new director of the school board
mandated regular tests"
3: assign authority to