Mandate most often refers to: League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919 Mandate (politics), the power granted by an electorate

Mandate may also refer to: Mandate (aftershave), British aftershave brand Mandate (criminal law), an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction Mandate (international law), an obligation handed down by an inter-governmental body Mandate (magazine), a monthly gay pornographic magazine Mandate (trade union), a trade union in Ireland , various ships of Britain's navy Mandate (typeface), a brash-brush typeface designed by R. Hunter Middleton The formal notice of decision from an appellate court A requirement for a health maintenance organization to provide a particular product

See also Contract of mandate, a contract of bailment of goods without reward, to be carried from place to place, or to have some act performed about them Individual mandate, an often controversial government requirement for the purchase of goods by individuals Mandate of Heaven, a traditional Chinese concept of legitimacy used to support the rule of the kings of the Shang Dynasty and later the Emperors of China Basic mandate, an aspect of the electoral system Divine mandate, a political and religious doctrine North Atlantic mandates, aspect of the Danish electoral system