mandate definition

1. a document giving an official instruction or command
2. 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
3. the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
4. assign under a mandate
• examples: mandate a colony
5. make mandatory
• examples: the new director of the school board mandated regular tests
6. assign authority to