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mandate

nounverb /mændeɪt/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 10 WWF 12
Definitions
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

noun

a document giving an official instruction or command

verb

assign authority to

verb

assign under a mandate

“mandate a colony”

verb

make mandatory

“the new director of the school board mandated regular tests”

noun

the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

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