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Synonyms for mandate

Grammar : Noun
Spell : man-deyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn deɪt

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Définition of mandate

Origin :
  • "judicial or legal order," c.1500, from Middle French mandat (15c.) and directly from Latin mandatum "commission, command, order," noun use of neuter past participle of mandare "to order, commit to one's charge," literally "to give into one's hand," probably from manus "hand" (see manual) + dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Political sense of "approval supposedly conferred by voters to the policies or slogans advocated by winners of an election" is from 1796. League of Nations sense is from 1919.
  • noun authority, order
Example sentences :
  • The mandate was obeyed, and Bates was lodged in the forecastle, securely ironed.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • While she accepted him because it was the mandate of the gods, that was no reason that she should leave him in peace.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • It was the mandate of his instinct that that head must be free.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • The wretched Theodora was then ordered to retire, but she was unable to obey the mandate.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • I was only too glad to comply with this mandate, but it was long ere I slept.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • And so commanding was it that he had no power to defy its mandate.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Dowall was soon informed of the slight offered to his mandate.
  • Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
  • If you obey my mandate you will escape with your wretched life.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
  • Now does one suppose for a moment that she obeyed the mandate of the King?
  • Extract from : « Fair to Look Upon » by Mary Belle Freeley
  • The tone was louder, more commanding, and I dared not resist the mandate.
  • Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz

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