mandate
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(verb) assign authority to |
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Related Words: assign, delegate, depute, designate |
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(noun) (politics) the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory |
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Related Words: commission, commissioning |
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(verb) assign under a mandate; of nations |
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Related Words: assign, delegate, depute, designate |
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(noun) a document giving an official instruction or command |
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Synonyms: authorization |
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Related Words: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document |
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(noun) a territorial possession controlled by a ruling state |
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Synonyms: colony, dominion, province, territorial dominion, territory |
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Related Words: Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroe Islands, Faroes, French Oceania, French Polynesia, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Macao, Macau, Palestine, possession, trust territory, trusteeship |
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