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mandate n. [
authorization, authorisation] a document giving an official instruction or command
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mandate v. assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"
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mandate n. [
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
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mandate v. make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests"
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mandate n. the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
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