delegate vs mandate

mandate vs delegate

delegate and mandate both are nouns.

delegate and mandate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delegate	Yes	No	Yes	No
mandate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mandate is a hyponym of delegate; that is, mandate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delegate:

delegate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
mandate: assign authority to

Other hyponyms of delegate include cast, post, cast, devolve, task, place, regiment, reassign, transfer, delegate, depute, advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade, break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate, place.

delegate (noun)	mandate (noun)
a person appointed or elected to represent others	the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
	a document giving an official instruction or command
	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

delegate (verb)	mandate (verb)
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)	assign authority to
transfer power to someone	make mandatory
	assign under a mandate

Difference between delegate and mandate

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