mandates

Noun

• 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
• the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
• plural of mandate

Verb

• assign under a mandate
• make mandatory
• assign authority to
• third-person singular simple present indicative of mandate

Synonyms

authorisation, authorization, mandate, mandatory