mandate vs depute

mandate is a noun but depute is not a noun.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of mandate include assign, delegate, designate.

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

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

Other hypernyms of mandate include assign, delegate, designate.

mandate (noun)	depute (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)	depute (verb)
assign authority to	transfer power to someone
make mandatory	appoint as a substitute
assign under a mandate	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)