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Definition of mandate : 1. A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous.
2. A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation.
3. An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

Synonyms:

mandatary, injunction, formula, commandment, statute, canon, order, bidding, instruction, ordinance, mandatory, word, regulation, polity, authorisation, economy, principle, sanction, competency, over, code, legislation, decree, say-so, directive, ability, enactment, dominance, competence, words, jurisprudence, authorization, edict

command (part of speech: noun)

coordination, reign, government, rule, will, behest, direction, law, prowess, supremacy, hold, grasp, management, discipline, fiat, grip

compel (part of speech: verb)

cause, coerce, oblige, drive, dragoon, galvanize, bulldoze, hijack, impel, propel, urge, incite, dictate, pressure, intimidate, foment, stimulate, daunt, motivate, press, push, spark, stress, nag, browbeat, goad, bully

authority (part of speech: noun)

influence, title, commission, precedence, control, privilege, mightiness, potency, purview, power, strength, credential, punch, superiority, sway, enfranchisement, stature, clout, puissance, charge, kingship, license, steam, seniority, prestige, might, powerfulness, prepotency, prerogative, command, authority, right, empowerment, mastery, domination, birthright, primacy, entitlement, rank, sovereignty, faculty, office, force, cogency

obligation (part of speech: noun)

inexorability, compulsion, need, must, necessity, obligation, constraint, demand, requirement

requirement (part of speech: noun)

inevitability, prerequisite, imperative, condition, proviso, stipulation, requisite

require (part of speech: verb)

constrain, compel, obligate, require, stipulate, bind

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