mandate vs instrument

instrument vs mandate

mandate and instrument both are nouns.

mandate and instrument both are verbs.

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

As nouns, instrument is a hypernym of mandate; that is, instrument is a word with a broader meaning than mandate:

mandate: a document giving an official instruction or command
instrument: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

Other hypernyms of mandate include legal document, legal instrument, official document.

mandate (noun)	instrument (noun)
the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory	the means whereby some act is accomplished
a document giving an official instruction or command	a device that requires skill for proper use
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	any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
	(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
	the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
	a person used by another to gain an end

mandate (verb)	instrument (verb)
assign authority to	address a legal document to
make mandatory	write an instrumental score for
assign under a mandate	equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling

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