designate vs mandate

mandate vs designate

designate is not a noun while mandate is a noun.

designate is an adjective but mandate is not an adjective.

designate and mandate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of designate 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.

designate (noun)	mandate (noun)
	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

designate (adjective)	mandate (adjective)
appointed but not yet installed in office

designate (verb)	mandate (verb)
design or destine	assign authority to
assign a name or title to	make mandatory
decree or designate beforehand	assign under a mandate
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Difference between designate and mandate

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