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mandate vs prescribe

prescribe vs mandate

mandate is a noun but prescribe is not a noun.

mandate and prescribe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mandate Yes No Yes No
prescribe No No Yes No
As verbs, prescribe is a hypernym of mandate; that is, prescribe is a word with a broader meaning than mandate:
  • mandate: make mandatory
  • prescribe: issue commands or orders for
Other hypernyms of mandate include dictate, order.
mandate (noun) prescribe (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) prescribe (verb)
assign authority to issue commands or orders for
make mandatory (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
assign under a mandate recommend as beneficial
Difference between mandate and prescribe

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