1. (noun)mandate, authorization, authorisation a document giving an official instruction or command Synonyms: potency, dominance, empowerment, sanction, authority, say-so, authorisation, authorization, mandatory, mandate
2. (noun)mandate, mandatory 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: mandatary, authorization, mandatory, authorisation, mandate
3. (verb)mandate the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory Synonyms: authorization, mandatory, authorisation
4. (verb)mandate assign under a mandate
5. (verb)mandate make mandatory
6. (verb)mandate assign authority to
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'mandate'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. mandate Law, in its ideal, is the statement of a principle of right in mandatory form, by competent authority, with adequate penalty for disobedience; in common use, the term is applied to any legislativ Synonyms: law, canon, economy, legislation, principle, code, edict, mandate, regulation, command, enactment, order, rule, commandment, formula, ordinance, statute, decree, jurisprudence, polity
Synonyms for mandate 
