mandatory vs mandate

mandate vs mandatory

mandatory and mandate both are nouns.

mandatory is an adjective but mandate is not an adjective.

mandatory is not a verb while mandate is a verb.

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

As nouns, mandatory and mandate are synonyms defined as:

mandatory and mandate: 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

mandatory (noun)	mandate (noun)
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	the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
the recipient of a mandate	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

mandatory (adjective)	mandate (adjective)
required by rule

mandatory (verb)	mandate (verb)
	assign authority to
	make mandatory
	assign under a mandate

Difference between mandatory and mandate

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