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| − | A '''mandate''' is a | + | A '''mandate''' is an official order or commission to do something. |
| + | "a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners". To have a mandate is to have, or to have been given by another power or government, the authority to carry out a policy or course of action. | ||
| + | Synonyms: instruction · directive · direction · decree · command · order. | ||
| − | + | A Mandate (capitalized) is a former [[colony]] that is being supervised by that colonial power, or another [[Intervention|intervening]] power, as it converts into a newly [[independent]] [[nation]]. "The British Mandate" in Palestine, before Israeli independence. | |
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Latest revision as of 05:26, December 18, 2019
A mandate is an official order or commission to do something. "a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners". To have a mandate is to have, or to have been given by another power or government, the authority to carry out a policy or course of action. Synonyms: instruction · directive · direction · decree · command · order.
A Mandate (capitalized) is a former colony that is being supervised by that colonial power, or another intervening power, as it converts into a newly independent nation. "The British Mandate" in Palestine, before Israeli independence.