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mandate
man·date / ˈmanˌdāt/ • n. 1. an official order or commission to do something: a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners. ∎ Law a commission by which a party is entrusted to perform a service, esp. without payment and with indemnity against loss by that party. ∎ Law an order from an appellate court to a lower court to take a specific action. ∎ a written authority enabling someone to carry out transactions on another's bank account. ∎ hist. a commission from the League of Nations to a member state to administer a territory: the British mandate in Palestine. 2. the authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that is victorious in an election: a sick leader living beyond his mandate. ∎ Can. a period during which a government is in power. • v. [tr.] 1. give (someone) authority to act in a certain way: other colleges have mandated coed fraternities. ∎ require (something) to be done; make mandatory: the government began mandating better car safety. 2. hist. assign (territory) under a mandate of the League of Nations: [as adj.] (mandated) mandated territories. |
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"mandate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mandate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mandate.html "mandate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mandate.html |
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mandate
mandate A form of international trusteeship devised by the LEAGUE OF NATIONS for the administration of former German and Ottoman colonies after World War I. In 1919 the League assigned a mandate for each territory to one of the Allied nations (principally, Britain and France). Marking an important innovation in international law, the mandated territories were neither colonies, nor independent countries, but were to be supervised by the League's Permanent Mandates Commission. The latter, however, had no means of enforcing its will on the mandatory power, which was responsible for the administration, welfare, and development of the native population until considered ready for self-government. Most mandated territories, with the important exceptions of Palestine and Namibia, had achieved independence by World War II. In 1946 the mandate system was replaced by the United Nations' trusteeship system for the remaining mandates.
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"mandate." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mandate." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-mandate.html "mandate." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-mandate.html |
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Mandate
Mandate A form of trusteeship under which the former German colonies and the non-Turkish areas of the Ottoman Empire were administered mainly by Britain, France, and South Africa, under the auspices of the League of Nations after World War I. They comprised three categories: ‘A-Mandates’ (Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Transjordan, Syria) were to be prepared for certain independence through self-government. ‘B-Mandates’ (Cameroon, Togo, Tanganyika, Ruanda-Urundi) were deemed unfit for impending independence and were to be governed effectively as colonies. ‘C-Mandates’ (South-West Africa and Germany's former Pacific territories) were to be governed as an integral part of the administering country. As a result, Papua New Guinea achieved independence only in 1975, and Namibia (formerly South-West Africa) in 1990.
decolonization; trust territories |
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Mandate." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Mandate." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Mandate.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Mandate." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Mandate.html |
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Mandate
MANDATEA judicial command, order, or precept, written or oral, from a court; a direction that a court has the authority to give and an individual is bound to obey. A mandate might be issued upon the decision of an appeal, which directs that a particular action be taken, or upon a disposition made of a case by an inferior tribunal. The term mandate is also used in reference to an act by which one individual empowers another individual to conduct transactions for an individual in that person's name. In this sense, it is used synonymously with power of attorney. |
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"Mandate." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mandate." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437702811.html "Mandate." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437702811.html |
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mandate
mandate command, spec. legal or judicial XVI; commission or contract by which one acts for another XVII. — L. mandātum, sb. use of n. pp. of mandāre enjoin, commit, f. manus hand + dare give; see MANUAL, -ATE1.
So mandatary XVII, mandatory XVI. — late L. |
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T. F. HOAD. "mandate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mandate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mandate.html T. F. HOAD. "mandate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mandate.html |
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mandate
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•stylobate • exacerbate • masturbate
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•cuspidate • fluoridate • elucidate
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•lychgate • Lydgate
•delegate, relegate
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•investigate
•litigate, mitigate
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•circumnavigate, navigate
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•Newgate • sluice gate • conjugate
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•arrogate • abrogate
•derogate, interrogate
•corrugate • subrogate • watergate
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"mandate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mandate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mandate.html "mandate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mandate.html |
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