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Noun
▲
An official order or commission to do something
commission
instruction
charge
command
decree
directive
order
bidding
injunction
warrant
edict
authority
authorisationUK
authorizationUS
direction
fiat
sanction
accreditation
canon
delegation
empowerment
licence
license
ordinance
ruling
law
precept
pronunciamento
statute
ukase
behest
consent
dictate
go-ahead
imperative
obligation
okay
permission
support
word
blank check
carte blanche
green light
basis
theorem
truism
essence
norm
model
yardstick
aphorism
benchmark
touchstone
fact
pattern
theory
rudiment
cornerstone
gnome
apothegm
golden rule
heart
adage
assumption
verity
apophthegm
test
proverb
saw
concept
basic
par
ideology
philosophy
exemplar
groundwork
guiding principle
essential
gaugeUK
core
reality
example
barometer
conviction
constituent
determinant
form
specification
moral
device
grade
metric
mark
crux
archetype
bedrock
keystone
opinion
gospel
modus operandi
gold standard
gageUS
guts
nitty-gritty
sine qua non
kernel
bottom line
brass tacks
nub
article of faith
code of belief
point of departure
thesis
deduction
hypothesis
moral law
axioma
credence
faith
average
finding
first principle
preliminary
general truth
accepted truth
lemma
conjecture
credit
ideal
median
mean
value
local law
sentence
adjudication
rule of thumb
determination
doom
holding
gospel truth
list
practicality
idea
marrow
ABC
nuts and bolts
hard fact
meat
certainty
roll
catalogueUK
epigram
petition
ineluctability
inevitability
inevitableness
platitude
catchphrase
watchword
sententia
slogan
listing
register
schedule
catalogUS
table
menu
roster
checklist
registry
proposed act
act of parliament
draft law
proposed legislation
projected law
enthymeme
cliche
epithet
commonplace
teachings
syllabus
index
article
idealogy
testament
certitude
scale
orthodoxy
bon mot
proof
indicator
roll call
screed
credenda
view
persuasion
tenets
custom
revelation
litmus test
prototype
condition
paradigm
point of reference
original
tradition
premise
set of principles
set of beliefs
bench mark
proven principle
underpinning
point of comparison
usage
nucleus
thrust
footing
beginning
root
nexus
backbone
component
element
factor
background
habit
formality
protocol
explanation
foot
bed
substratum
substructure
keynote
principal constituent
seat
starting point
warp and woof
antecedent
source
warp
backing
centerUS
principal element
infrastructure
fundamental point
main ingredient
centreUK
bottom
fundamental principle
chief ingredient
way
rubric
heritage
punctilio
conventionality
praxis
mores
kawa
ceremonial
tikanga
moeurs
ABCs
coal and ice
rock bottom
accepted behaviour
covenance
fashion
percept
more ❯
“However, we will not accept one job cut or any reduction in equipment and would seek a mandate for strike action should that be proposed.”
Noun
▲
The authority to carry out a policy, regarded as given by the electorate to a party or candidate that wins an election
approval
authority
acceptance
authorisationUK
authorizationUS
endorsement
ratification
sanction
consent
assent
permission
licence
leave
blessing
agreement
approbation
acquiescence
support
go-ahead
OK
clearance
green light
concurrence
imprimatur
power
right
dispensation
rubber stamp
thumbs up
seal of approval
recognition
encouragement
corroboration
testimony
attestation
testimonial
concurrence with
acquiescence in
proof
yea
evidence
substantiation
A-OK
respect
certification
confession
authentication
stamp
testament
witness
thumbs-up
accedence
documentation
profession
understanding
consensus
affirmative
declaration
voucher
the nod
admitting
passing
sanctioning
compliance with
justification
proving
recognition of
validating
assertion
endorsement of
affirming
accepting
verifying
corroborating
visa
supporting
authorizingUS
authenticating
authorisingUK
go ahead
self-confession
consent to
agreement with
cooperation with
respect for
welcome
benediction
satisfaction
notarization
signet
stamper
fiat
word
harmony
faculty
no complaints
formalizationUS
stamping device
office stamp
okaying
right on
blank check
letting
vindication
aye
undertaking
no objection
OK'ing
formalisationUK
positive response
assumption
agreement to
taking on
tackling
abidance
credence
adoption
conformity
adherence
revelation
disclosure
deference
divulgence
acceptance of
knowledge
recognizanceUS
awareness
cognizance
conceding
realizationUS
asservation
allowing
rejoinder
yielding
expression
unbosoming
congratulation
unburdening
asseveration
divulgation
claim
recognisanceUK
realisationUK
accedence to
adoption of
acclamation
veneration
kudos
congratulations
adulation
ovation
statement
deposition
owning up
averment
affidavit
favorable reception
deference to
acknowledgement of
accession to
conformity with
abidance by
adherence to
assent to
approval of
bells
plaudits
salutes
accolades
high regard
demonstration
clean bill of health
pat on the back
legalizationUS
legalisationUK
more ❯
“Perhaps politicians should seek a new mandate from the electorate if they are unable to fulfil their promises.”
Noun
▲
Term of office
reign
stay
tenure
term of office
term
incumbency
period of office
period
time
stint
administration
stretch
span
duration
occupation
occupancy
dynasty
time in office
period in office
hitch
regime
tenancy
tour
eonUS
years
point in history
aeonUK
epoch
times
era
age
spell
interval
run
length of time
space
season
phase
period of time
council
ministry
turn
cycle
government
course
go
standing
cabinet
possession
hold
residence
clamp
clinch
proprietorship
clench
clutch
clasp
holding
security
grasp
grip
ownership
Noun
▲
An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right
demand
requirement
ultimatum
desire
importunity
imposition
order
request
call
command
insistence
pressure
stipulation
want
claim
clamourUK
condition
dictate
need
petition
provision
requisition
wish
behest
bid
bidding
charge
drive
hest
imploration
urging
appeal
application
arrogation
clamorUS
counterclaim
dun
entreatment
entreaty
exaction
impetration
must-have
plea
prayer
pursuit
question
solicitation
suit
supplication
enquiryUK
inquiryUS
interest
interrogation
big ask
market
appetite
desideratum
choice
will
concern
ask
direction
instruction
run
rush
invocation
run on
rush on
sine qua non
more ❯
Noun
▲
A set of instructions given to a person about a job or task
brief
instructions
briefing
guidelines
remit
directions
directives
guidance
information
orders
command
directive
gen
rundown
low-down
ground rules
Noun
▲
The adposition on is usually used before the related subject of the vote
referendum
ballot
plebiscite
poll
public vote
election
popular vote
survey
vote
show of hands
straw poll
opinion poll
voting
franchise
general election
local election
suffrage
enfranchisement
polling
ticket
tally
straw vote
secret ballot
questionnaire
consultation
determination
slate
direct vote
division
wish
census
sampling
canvass
market research
public opinion poll
special election
by-election
study
review
research
enquiryUK
inquiryUS
investigation
probe
quiz
cross-examination
count
returns
figures
sample
opinion
Gallup Poll
more ❯
Noun
▲
A principal administrative division of a country or empire
province
region
district
territory
zone
area
canton
colony
department
sector
state
county
dependency
division
dominion
fief
patch
protectorate
section
settlement
domain
holding
possession
tract
administrative area
administrative district
administrative division
administrative unit
satellite state
community
neighbourhoodUK
part
neighborhoodUS
precinct
locality
locale
sphere
constituency
shire
parish
borough
side
principality
stretch
ghetto
neck of the woods
vicinity
ward
commonwealth
duchy
palatinate
parts
corridor
neck
spot
pocket
nabe
sovereign state
monarchy
segment
republic
bailiwick
location
homeland
stomping grounds
block
hood
nation state
stomping ground
inner city
ground
portion
band
reserve
haven
federal state
reservation
commune
strip
partition
subdivision
circuit
layer
motherland
fatherland
plot
environment
cross section
sovereignty
sovranty
habitat
home
corner
sweep
enclosure
city
parcel
square
continent
political unit
position
station
space
point
post
preserve
firmament
fiefdom
world
milieu
quartier
slum
bearing
zoo
barrio
wing
aspect
share
end
stamping ground
scene
jungle
range
environs
scope
suburb
walk
old town
skid row
home park
landscape
neck of woods
geomorphology
geography
chorography
countryside
features
topography
contours
structure
lay of the land
land profile
more ❯
Noun
▲
Geographical area of influence
sphere of influence
ambit
bailiwick
niche
orbit
territory
mandated territory
power base
turf
field
area of expertise
Verb
▲
To command the doing of by one's authority
call
command
decree
dictate
direct
ordain
order
assign
authoriseUK
authorizeUS
delegate
instruct
require
charge
enjoin
demand
commission
bid
tell
adjure
prescribe
appoint
warn
rule
request
compel
depute
nominate
choose
boss around
place
formulate
specify
sanction
installUS
decide on
resolve
approve
instalUK
settle
enrollUS
stipulate
induct
attach
employ
vote in
ratify
enrolUK
conclude
permit
validate
settle on
legalizeUS
pick
commit
legaliseUK
hire
sign up
effect
introduce
accept
legitimate
intrust
trust
post
judge
decriminalizeUS
inaugurate
adopt
endorse
legitimizeUS
adjudicate
OK
regulate
bring about
legitimatizeUS
codify
launder
make into law
slot
tag
legitimatiseUK
decriminaliseUK
legitimiseUK
give the green light to
clean up
pin down
agree on
effectuate
postulate
initiate
make laws
deliver
create
particularizeUS
appropriate
apportion
particulariseUK
agree
assess
promise
relegate
support
charter
saddle
execute
carry through
put through
enlist
identify
asseverate
finalizeUS
put in force
label
schedule
send
deem
normalizeUS
gather
vote
certify
vest
bring to bear
bring into effect
recruit
retain
draftUS
confirm
pronounce lawful
give the go-ahead to
draughtUK
peg
finger
figure
give the OK to
normaliseUK
dispatch
refer
resolve on
mark
give the thumbs up to
invest in
finaliseUK
tab
agree to
work out
give the stamp of approval to
put down for
take on
put down
find employment for
usher in
come up with
condone
justify
vindicate
sustain
find a job for
qualify
enable
practiseUK
station
book
practiceUS
conscript
enact laws
crown
confide to
tap
establish laws
constitutionalize
ascribe
declare legal
find
limit
codify laws
pass laws
handpick
prearrange
brand
denote
evaluate
estimate
esteem
carry
clear
ratify laws
formulate laws
arrive at
burden
recogniseUK
propose
recognizeUS
classify
promote
back
agree upon
fix on
fix up
decide upon
hold
surmise
intend
solve
work
opt for
point to
cherry-pick
single out
put finger on
settle upon
undertake
make provision
put laws in force
enforce laws
dub
set a date for
levy
arbitrate
come to a decision about
call the shots on
fix upon
nail down
square up
figure out
cinch
take a decision on
clinch
square off
deduce
theorizeUS
infer
theoriseUK
say
select for
cause
lay
legislate for
encumber
load
condition
spell out
guarantee
insist upon
lay down laws
put
install in
disperse
ordain in
hang on
download
dispense
dole out
detail for
induct in
downlink
institute in
hold responsible
decide on for
choice
reference
choose for
wish
want
put into effect
apply
enforce
vouch for
vote for
flag
make a judgement
pass upon
found
specificate
pledge
specificize
give
insist
exert
will
earmark
entitle
fine
opt
recommend
ensure
make it a condition
underwrite
provide
have as a condition
allow
indicate
favourUK
prefer
favorUS
slap
collect
tax
begin
start
christen
proffer
title
denominate
admonish
point out
plump for
button down
wreck
wreak
clap
form
originate
prompt
encourage
press
prod
admit
tender
cast as
choose to do
spur
pressure
push
goad
pressurizeUS
hand
leave
grant
confide
deposit
submit
transmit
transfer
plant
pioneer
innovate
launch
develop
regularizeUS
countenance
offer
relinquish
repose
convey
confer
shift
move
affirm
assert
make legal
lay on
carry out
entreat
beg
nag
try to persuade
egg on
implore
beseech
lean on
destine
make provision for
pick out
write prescription
regulariseUK
put pressure on
counsel
use pressure on
give up
hand over
leave to
turn over
give over
implement
write a prescription for
plead with
bulldoze into
appeal to
put the heat on
put the screws on
caution
railroad into
forewarn
pressuriseUK
say the word
make law
verbaliseUK
blast
verbalizeUS
pontificate
maintain
trumpet
mouth
drum
transact
accomplish
steamroll
railroad
put in place
put into practice
vote favorably
jam through
railroad through
sound off
spread around
give the seal of approval to
get the floor
more ❯
Verb
▲
To accept as satisfactory or conforming to the required standards or rules
approve
accept
confirm
sanction
authoriseUK
authorizeUS
bless
ratify
endorse
pass
validate
agree to
allow
OK
second
warrant
advocate
licenceUS
licenseUK
permit
recommend
uphold
back
consent to
rubber-stamp
support
accede to
accredit
acquiesce in
approbate
buy
clear
countenance
finaliseUK
finalizeUS
formaliseUK
formalizeUS
homologate
okay
assent to
concur in
greenlight
O.K.
subscribe to
accede
acquiesce
affirm
agree
assent
boost
certify
charter
concur
consent
dig
empower
encourage
establish
go along with
grant
groove
maintain
pronounce
rubber stamp
say yes to
seal
sign
buy into
get behind
give go-ahead
give the nod
give the OK to
lap up
make law
make valid
push for
say the word
stump for
thumbs up
hats off to
give authority
give the green light
give the word
authenticate
legalizeUS
tolerate
condone
approve of
favourUK
favorUS
vouch for
legaliseUK
champion
corroborate
vindicate
legitimizeUS
brook
justify
verify
endure
legitimiseUK
substantiate
sustain
defend
legitimatizeUS
back up
acknowledge
legitimatiseUK
live with
bear
concede
bear out
prove
concur with
promote
put up with
stand for
suffer
let
comply with
give permission for
go for
stand by
yield
have
attest
say yes
take
give something the nod
enact
bind
yes
make
abet
attest to
give green light
give
take kindly to
submit
appoint
give leave
succumb
countersign
abide by
throw in the towel
legislate
surrender
capitulate
decree
commend
set
play ball
undertake
engage
back down
yield to
submit to
sanctify
green-light
implement
give up
give in to
account for
give assent to
lay down
smile on
admit of
lend weight to
nod at
admit
give credence to
testify to
check out
make legal
argue for
be in favour of
indulge
humourUK
humorUS
stick up for
stand behind
give stamp of approval
respect
stand up for
agree with
assume
give permission to
engage in
give carte blanche
give something the thumbs up
green light
give something the green light
guarantee
evidence
give the go-ahead for
ordain
demonstrate
underwrite
legitimate
initial
make concessions
constitute
conform to
adapt
excuse
assert
buttress
admit defeat
accommodate
stomach
jibe
cooperate with
meet
swallow
stand
stick
abide
hold with
go along
effect
concede to
give substance to
show to be true
proclaim
vote in
further
be in agreement with
go with
dictate
formulate
document
argue
take on
put into effect
bear with
throw your weight behind
cause
welcome
sit still for
carry through
put through
roll over and play dead
put John Hancock on
make into law
give blessing
take up
give the thumbs up
acquiesce to
go in for
fall in with
throw in the sponge
show the white flag
hear of
check up
bear witness to
let pass
grant the right to
give something the go-ahead
side with
raise the white flag
notarize
give one's consent
promise
indemnify
depute
speak up for
disapprove
give leave for
entrust
relinquish
be behind
give a hear hear
fold
certificate
give consent for
give the stamp of approval to
lend your name to
settle for
be happy with
compromise on
contract
make do with
roll over
give approval for
make legally binding
give authority for
delegate
give something the OK
nod through
set your seal on
give someone leave
give someone authorization
give one's approval to
reach a decision
make a deal
receive
give a certificate to
give a diploma to
give approval to
give consent to
give the OK
forward
vouchsafe
give the green light for
give a blank cheque to
be supportive of
leave
franchise
wink at
blink at
facilitate
grant someone the right
give your blessing
accord with
give leave to
believe in
obey
undersign
signature
gain
cosign
entertain
shore up
reenforce
reinforce
bolster
take on board
free up
say the magic word
give okay
give the O.K.
be big
circumstantiate
confer a right to
give power to
regard
consider
deserve
underpin
be subject to
permit to
grant permission to
withstand
sit through
be doing with
cope with
allow to
bear the brunt of
undergo
present
bestow
hold to
hack
merit
sponsor
give nod
check on
declare true
double check
strengthen
hold up one's end
come to the defence of
stick by
explain
formally support
rate
call for
demand
prefer
string along
patronizeUS
prescribe
see
hold
view
concede defeat
require
earn
receive wholeheartedly
ally oneself with
receive enthusiastically
be on the side of
take up the cudgels for
aid and abet
get into
take to
advocate for
be with
give moral support to
give moral support
deem
envisage
feel
order
go
pocket
handle
thole
absorb
bide
wear
help
think
comprobate
relent
astipulate
patroniseUK
plunk for
praise
plump for
push
avow
aid
rationalizeUS
cave in to
entail
necessitate
show
give weight to
enter into
be game for
relent to
come round to
surrender to
back down to
defer to
give way to
sweat out
applaud
stick out
invite
cope
legislate for
fall victim
give way
be of one mind
show beyond doubt
give proof of
be a justification for
explain away
be a reason for
qualify for
command
bend
appreciate
greet
give one's word
rationaliseUK
objectify
test
debunk
complete
reify
try
try on
realiseUK
actualize
realizeUS
try out
stomach something
be a defence of
be worth
offer grounds for
rule
impose
appropriate
give your consent to
give your blessing to
lend one's name to
give a boost to
go to bat for
regard as being identical to
consider something to be
regard as being the same as
consider to be
give the okay to
honorUS
honourUK
give ground for
be deserving of
be entitled to
be overwhelmed by
be overcome by
be conquered by
answer for
use
utilizeUS
bow to
grin and bear it
give the go ahead to
be worthy of
affect
arrogate
choose
select
acquire
follow
fix
institute
transact
accomplish
effectuate
determine
execute
steamroll
railroad
show just cause for
provide a rationale for
do justice to
show to be reasonable
speak in favor of
make good on
give a justification for
give reasons for
be answerable for
prove to be reasonable
give an explanation for
make allowances
give grounds for
show cause
borrow
identify
put into practice
bring to bear
bring into effect
officially approve
adjust
reconcile
utiliseUK
seize
bring about
make laws
vote favorably
jam through
railroad through
carry out
conduct
declare
put the seal of approval on
be acquainted with
be on familiar terms with
accept as valid
be familiar with
toe the line
give the seal of approval to
put in force
get the floor
opt for
draftUS
come across
hoist the white flag
come around
give out
cry uncle
accept tacitly
pick up on
give something the go ahead
tap into
go down the line
advance
frame
draw up
form
fulfillUS
wage
draughtUK
administer
compass
pursue
fulfilUK
follow through with
carry off
organiseUK
pull off
arrange
negotiate
organizeUS
league
collaborate
join
conjoin
unite
concert
cooperate
conspire
be in harmony
coadjute
harmonizeUS
fall in
band together
team up
correspond
combine
band
be in accord
equal
harmoniseUK
be together
be of the same mind
be consonant with
see eye to eye
be in agreement
be of the same opinion
be in sympathy
be in accordance
come together
more ❯
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