MANDATE

Definition

1. verb assign under a mandate.
2. verb make mandatory.
3. verb assign authority to.
4. noun a document giving an official instruction or command. — synonyms: authorization, authorisation
5. 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
6. noun the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory.