MANDATE

I. noun see: manual Date: 1501 an authoritative command, an authorization to act given to a representative , 3. an order or commission granted by the League of Nations to a member nation for the establishment of a responsible government over a former German colony or other conquered territory, a ~d territory, II. transitive verb (~d; mandating) Date: 1919 to administer or assign (as a territory) under a ~, to make mandatory ; order