mandate
/ˈmænˌdeɪt/
an official order or commission; authority granted by voters
mandate in a sentence
“The landslide victory gave her a mandate for reform.”
Origin of mandate
Latin mandatum (command), from mandare (to commit, enjoin), from manus (hand) + dare (to give)
Related Words
edict
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
decree
an official order issued by a legal authority
dictate
an order or principle that must be obeyed
fiat
a formal authorization or decree; an arbitrary order
usurp
to take a position of power illegally or by force
totalitarianism
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience