mandate
21mandate — {{11}}mandate (n.) judicial or legal order, c.1500, from M.Fr. mandat (15c.) and directly from L. mandatum commission, command, order, noun use of neuter pp. of mandare to order, commit to one s charge, lit. to give into one s hand, probably from …
22mandate — I. noun Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French mandat, from Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to entrust, enjoin, probably irregular from manus hand + dere to put more at manual, do Date: 1501 1. an… …
23mandate — The authority of the Government to govern according to the promises as set out in its manifesto, as granted by the voters in the previous election. Each party enters an election campaign with a statement of its intended programme should it… …
24mandate — 1. noun 1) they won a mandate to form the government Syn: authority, approval, acceptance, ratification, endorsement, sanction, authorization 2) a mandate from the UN Syn: instruction, directive, decree, comma …
25mandate — noun 1) he sought a mandate for his policies Syn: authority, approval, ratification, endorsement, sanction, authorization 2) a mandate from the UN Syn: instruction, directive, decree, command …
26mandate — man•date [[t]ˈmæn deɪt[/t]] n. v. dat•ed, dat•ing 1) gov a command or authorization to act in a particular way given by the electorate to its representative 2) gov any authoritative order or command: a royal mandate[/ex] 3) gov (in the League of… …
27mandate — n. commission to perform act or rule for another; command; instruction, especially to political representative. ♦ mandated, a. held or ruled under mandate. ♦ mandatary, n. holder of mandate. ♦ mandative, a. pertaining to command. ♦… …
28Mandate — See British Mandate for Palestine …
29mandate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. command, edict, statute, ordinance; commission. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. command, decree, behest, order, commission, fiat, charge; see also command 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD)… …
30mandate — [16] Etymologically, mandate means ‘give one’s hand’. It comes from mandātum (source also of English maundy), a noun use of the past participle of Latin mandāre ‘commit, command’. This verb was formed by blending manus ‘hand’ and dāre ‘give’.… …
