An official order or commission to do something. The government issued a mandate requiring all citizens to wear masks in public spaces.
The authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election. The new president claimed a mandate from the voters to implement his reform agenda.
A written authorization enabling someone to act on another's behalf. She signed a mandate allowing her lawyer to handle the property sale.
A territory assigned to a nation to be administered on behalf of an international body, especially the League of Nations after World War I. Britain governed Palestine as a League of Nations mandate.
The fixed period of time during which an office-holder or governing body is entitled to exercise authority. His presidential mandate will expire in two years.