ETYM Old Eng. decre, French décret, from Latin decretum, neut. decretus, p. p. of decernere to decide; de- + cernere to decide. Related to Certain, Decreet, Decretal.
A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); SYN. edict, fiat, order, rescript.

ETYM Latin edictum, from edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. French édit. Related to Diction.
Having mild and salubrious qualities.

ETYM Latin, let it be done, 3d pers. sing., subj. pres., from fieri, used as pass. of facere to make. Related to Be.
1. An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree; an edict.
2. A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
decree; command; decision. fiat lux, (Latin), “let there be light”.

ETYM Latin mandatum, from mandare to commit to one's charge, order, orig., to put into one's hand; manus hand + dare to give: cf. French mandat. Related to Manual, Date a time, and cf. Commend, Maundy Thursday.
1. A document giving an official instruction or command; SYN. authorization.
2. (Politics) The commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory.
Commission to perform act or rule for another; command; instruction, especially to political representative.
In history, a territory whose administration was entrusted to Allied states by the League of Nations under the Treaty of Versailles after World War i. Mandated territories were former German and Turkish possessions (including Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine). When the United Nations replaced the League of Nations 1945, mandates that had not achieved independence became known as trust territories.
In general, mandate means any official command; in politics also the right (given by the electors) of an elected government to carry out its program of policies. + prikaži više