man·date
(măńdāt́)
[Latin mandātum, from neuter past participle of mandāre, to order.]
noun
- An authoritative command or instruction.
- A command or an authorization given by a political electorate to its representative.
- A commission from the League of Nations authorizing a member nation to administer a territory.
- A region under such administration.
- Law
- An order issued by a superior court or an official to a lower court.
- A contract by which one party agrees to perform services for another without payment.
transitive verb: -dat·ed, -dat·ing, -dates.
- To assign (a colony or territory) to a specified nation under a mandate.
- To make mandatory, as by law; decree or require: mandated desegregation of public schools.
derivatives
- mańdátor
- noun
