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mandate
[ man-deyt ]
/ ËmĂŠn deÉȘt /
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noun
verb (used with object), man·dat·ed, man·dat·ing.
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Origin of mandate
historical usage of mandate
English mandate comes from Latin mandÄtum âan order, instruction, commission, imperial directive, (in law) a consensual contract.â
MandÄtum is a neuter noun use of the past participle mandÄtus, from mandÄre âto hand over, deliver, consign, entrust, delegate.â The first element of Latin mandÄre is from the noun manus âhandâ; the second part looks as if it were from dare âto give,â but in fact -dÄre is a derivation of the combining form -dere âto put, place,â from a very widespread Proto-Indo-European root dhÄ-, dhĆ- âto place, set, put,â source of the English verb do. MandÄre therefore means âto put in the hands (of).â
MandÄtum, via Old and Middle French mandĂ© âwashing of poor peopleâs feet during the Holy Thursday liturgy,â becomes maunde in Middle English and maundy in Modern English. MandĂ©, maunde, and maundy derive from the Vulgate Latin text of Jesusâ words during the Last Supper (Gospel of St. John, 13:34): MandÄtum novum dĆ vĆbis, ut diligÄtis invicem âA new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another.â
MandÄtum is a neuter noun use of the past participle mandÄtus, from mandÄre âto hand over, deliver, consign, entrust, delegate.â The first element of Latin mandÄre is from the noun manus âhandâ; the second part looks as if it were from dare âto give,â but in fact -dÄre is a derivation of the combining form -dere âto put, place,â from a very widespread Proto-Indo-European root dhÄ-, dhĆ- âto place, set, put,â source of the English verb do. MandÄre therefore means âto put in the hands (of).â
MandÄtum, via Old and Middle French mandĂ© âwashing of poor peopleâs feet during the Holy Thursday liturgy,â becomes maunde in Middle English and maundy in Modern English. MandĂ©, maunde, and maundy derive from the Vulgate Latin text of Jesusâ words during the Last Supper (Gospel of St. John, 13:34): MandÄtum novum dĆ vĆbis, ut diligÄtis invicem âA new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another.â
Words nearby mandate
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British Dictionary definitions for mandate
mandate
noun (ËmĂŠndeÉȘt, -dÉȘt)
an official or authoritative instruction or command
politics the support or commission given to a government and its policies or an elected representative and his policies through an electoral victory
Also called: mandated territory (often capital) (formerly) any of the territories under the trusteeship of the League of Nations administered by one of its member states
- Roman law a contract by which one person commissions another to act for him gratuitously and the other accepts the commission
- contract law a contract of bailment under which the party entrusted with goods undertakes to perform gratuitously some service in respect of such goods
- Scots law a contract by which a person is engaged to act in the management of the affairs of another
verb (ËmĂŠndeÉȘt) (tr)
Derived forms of mandate
mandator, nounWord Origin for mandate
C16: from Latin mandÄtum something commanded, from mandÄre to command, perhaps from manus hand + dÄre to give
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Cultural definitions for mandate
mandate
A command or an expression of a desire, especially by a group of voters for a political program. Politicians elected in landslide victories often claim that their policies have received a mandate from the voters.
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