mandate vs delegate

mandate and delegate both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of mandate include assign, depute, designate.

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

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

Other hypernyms of mandate include assign, depute, designate.

mandate (noun)	delegate (noun)
the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory	a person appointed or elected to represent others
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)	delegate (verb)
assign authority to	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
make mandatory	transfer power to someone
assign under a mandate