territory vs mandate

mandate vs territory

territory and mandate both are nouns.

territory is not a verb while mandate is a verb.

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

As nouns, mandate is a hyponym of territory; that is, mandate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than territory:

territory: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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

Other hyponyms of territory include administrative district, administrative division, territorial division, border district, borderland, march, marchland, city district, congressional district, development, enclave, palatinate, community, residential area, residential district, goldfield, jurisdiction, mandatory, associated state, protectorate, possession, trust territory, trusteeship, British East Africa, British West Africa.

territory (noun)	mandate (noun)
an area of knowledge or interest	the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes	a document giving an official instruction or command
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state	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

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

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