Mandate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a document giving an official instruction or command

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈændeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈandeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈandeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈændeɪt/.

Examples

mandate a colony
the new director of the school board mandated regular tests

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

authorization authorisation mandatory

Parts of Speech

noun	a document giving an official instruction or command
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	the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
verb	assign under a mandate “mandate a colony”
verb	make mandatory “the new director of the school board mandated regular tests”
verb	assign authority to

Word Forms

mandate	verb	make mandatory
mandate	noun	the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
mandatory	noun	the recipient of a mandate
mandatary	noun	the recipient of a mandate
mandator	noun	an authority who issues a mandate
mandatory	adjective	required by rule

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mandat

ein Dokument, das eine offizielle Anweisung oder einen offiziellen Befehl enthält

🇫🇷French

mandat

un document donnant une instruction ou un commandement officiel

🇪🇸Spanish

mandato

un documento que da una instrucción o comando oficial

🇮🇹Italian

mandato

un documento che dà un'istruzione o un comando ufficiale

🇳🇱Dutch

mandaat

een document waarin een officiële instructie of bevel wordt gegeven

🇵🇹Portuguese

mandato

um documento que dá uma instrução ou comando oficial

🇷🇺Russian

мандат

документ, дающий официальное указание или распоряжение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिदेश

कोई आधिकारिक निर्देश या आदेश देने वाला दस्तावेज़

🇧🇩Bengali

আদেশ

একটি সরকারী নির্দেশ বা আদেশ প্রদানকারী একটি নথি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆணை

அதிகாரப்பூர்வ அறிவுறுத்தல் அல்லது கட்டளையை வழங்கும் ஆவணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆదేశం

అధికారిక సూచన లేదా ఆదేశాన్ని ఇచ్చే పత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

आदेश

अधिकृत सूचना किंवा आदेश देणारा दस्तऐवज

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદેશ

સત્તાવાર સૂચના અથવા આદેશ આપતો દસ્તાવેજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆದೇಶ

ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಸೂಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಡಾಕ್ಯುಮೆಂಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയോഗം

ഒരു ഔദ്യോഗിക നിർദ്ദേശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കമാൻഡ് നൽകുന്ന ഒരു പ്രമാണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੁਕਮ

ਇੱਕ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਹਦਾਇਤ ਜਾਂ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مینڈیٹ

ایک دستاویز جو ایک سرکاری ہدایت یا حکم دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

授权

给出正式指示或命令的文件

🇯🇵Japanese

委任

公式の指示または命令を与える文書

🇰🇷Korean

위임

공식적인 지시나 명령을 내리는 문서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủy quyền

một tài liệu đưa ra một hướng dẫn hoặc lệnh chính thức

🇹🇭Thai

อาณัติ

เอกสารคำสั่งหรือคำสั่งของทางราชการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mandat

dokumen yang memberikan instruksi atau perintah resmi

🇵🇭Filipino

mandato

isang dokumentong nagbibigay ng opisyal na tagubilin o utos

🇲🇾Malay

mandat

dokumen yang memberi arahan atau arahan rasmi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفويض

وثيقة تعطي تعليمات أو أمر رسمي

🇮🇷Persian

دستور

سندی که دستور یا فرمان رسمی را ارائه می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

vekalet

resmi bir talimat veya emir veren bir belge

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַנדָט

מסמך הנותן הוראה או פקודה רשמית

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