man·dateNOTE: A Party or Candidate that wins an...

man·date

NOTE: A Party or Candidate that wins an Election.

man·date

[mandate]

NOUN

an official order or commission to do something:

"a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners"

synonyms:

instruction · directive · direction · decree · command · order ·

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the authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election:

"he called an election to seek a mandate for his policies"

synonyms:

authority · approval · acceptance · ratification · endorsement · sanction · authorization

VERB

give (someone) authority to act in a certain way:

"the rightful king was mandated and sanctioned by God"

synonyms:

authorize · commission · depute · appoint · nominate · name · empower · charge · choose · select · designate · elect · detail

historical

(be mandated to)

(of territory) be assigned to (another power) under a mandate of the League of Nations:

"mandated territories"