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nouna 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
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nouna document giving an official instruction or command
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verbassign authority to
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"mandate a colony"verbassign under a mandate
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"the new director of the school board mandated regular tests"verbmake mandatory
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nounthe commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victorytype of:
Definition that contains mandate
- palestine a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
- mandatory the recipient of a mandate
- mandate assign under a mandate
- haganah the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force
- fifth amendment an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use
- mandator an authority who issues a mandate
- mandatary the recipient of a mandate