mandate vs assign

mandate is a noun but assign is not a noun.

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

As verbs, assign is a hypernym of mandate; that is, assign is a word with a broader meaning than mandate:

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

Other hypernyms of mandate include delegate, depute, designate.

As verbs, assign is a hypernym of mandate; that is, assign is a word with a broader meaning than mandate:

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

Other hypernyms of mandate include delegate, depute, designate.

mandate (noun)	assign (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

mandate (verb)	assign (verb)
assign authority to	select something or someone for a specific purpose
make mandatory	attribute or credit to
assign under a mandate	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
	attribute or give
	transfer one's right to
	give out
	make undue claims to having
	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)