mandate vs designate

mandate is a noun but designate is not a noun.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of mandate include assign, delegate, depute.

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

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

Other hypernyms of mandate include assign, delegate, depute.

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

mandate (verb)	designate (verb)
assign authority to	design or destine
make mandatory	assign a name or title to
assign under a mandate	decree or designate beforehand
	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)