MANDATE
Scrabble letter values: M3A1N1D2A1T1E1 = 10
Definition
- verb assign under a mandate.
- verb make mandatory.
- verb assign authority to.
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command. — synonyms: authorization, authorisation
- noun 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. — synonyms: mandatory
- noun the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory.
Examples
- “mandate a colony”
- “the new director of the school board mandated regular tests”