Scrabble?! MANDATE

Definitions of MANDATE in various dictionaries:

noun - a document giving an official instruction or command

noun - a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

noun - the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

verb - assign under a mandate

verb - make mandatory

verb - assign authority to

An authoritative command or instruction.

A command or an authorization given by a political electorate to its representative.

A commission from the League of Nations authorizing a member nation to administer a territory.

A region under such administration.

Law.

An order issued by a superior court or an official to a lower court.

A contract by which one party agrees to perform services for another without payment.

To assign (a colony or territory) to a specified nation under a mandate.

To make mandatory, as by law; decree or require: mandated desegregation of public schools.

verb - to authorize or decree