SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
mandate
noun
An authoritative instruction or permission to act.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Official instruction or authority
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Usage distinction
Return to topA mandate may instruct action or provide authority for it; remit defines the assigned scope of responsibility.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See mandate in use
The committee's mandate was to recommend a new reading program.
A community center gave its exhibition group a mandate to plan the autumn display and coordinate the participating artists.
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