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Mandate Palestine — Mandate for Palestine الانتداب البريطاني على فلسطين המנדט הבריטי על פלשתינה א י Mandate of the United Kingdom ← … Wikipedia
mandate — man·date 1 / man ˌdāt/ n [Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to entrust, enjoin, probably irregularly from manus hand + dere to put] 1 a: a formal communication from a reviewing court notifying the court below of… … Law dictionary
mandate — [man′dāt΄] n. [L mandatum, neut. pp. of mandare, lit., to put into one s hand, command, entrust < manus, a hand + pp. of dare, to give: see MANUAL & DATE1] 1. an authoritative order or command, esp. a written one 2. Historical a) a commission… … English World dictionary
Mandate — Man date, n. [L. mandatum, fr. mandare to commit to one s charge, order, orig., to put into one s hand; manus hand + dare to give: cf. F. mandat. See {Manual}, {Date} a time, and cf. {Commend}, {Maundy Thursday}.] 1. An official or authoritative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mandate — ► NOUN 1) an official order or authorization. 2) the authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election. 3) historical a commission from the League of Nations to a member state to… … English terms dictionary
mandate — The formal appointment to advise on or arrange a project financing. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. mandate man‧date 1 [ˈmændeɪt] noun [countable] 1. LAW the right and the power to do something that is given to a government or elected… … Financial and business terms
mandate — man|date1 [ˈmændeıt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: mandatum, from mandare to give into someone s hand, command , from manus hand + dare to give ] 1.) if a government or official has a mandate to make important decisions, they have the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mandate — I UK [ˈmændeɪt] / US [ˈmænˌdeɪt] noun Word forms mandate : singular mandate plural mandates * 1) a) [countable] the authority of an elected government or official to do the things that they promised to do before an election mandate for: The… … English dictionary
mandate — man|date1 [ mæn,deıt ] noun * 1. ) count the authority of an elected government or official to do the things they promised to do before an election: mandate for: Congress claimed to have a mandate for their new legislation. mandate from: We will… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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