Father In Different Languages. After mother, 'father' is the word that almost all the kids learn to speak. It gives a man immense pleasure to be called 'dad', 'daddy', 'baba', 'papa' or even 'abbu' by his child.
Definition of mandate. 1  1 : an authoritative command; especially : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one. 2  2 : an authorization to act given to a representative accepted the mandate of the people.
1620s, to command, from mandate (n.). Meaning to delegate authority, permit to act on behalf of a group is from 1958; used earlier in the context of the League of Nations, to authorize a power to control a certain territory for some specified purpose (1919). Related: Mandated; mandating.