Hyphenation of mandate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word mandate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of mandate:

1.	A document giving an official instruction or command
2.	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
3.	The commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
4.	Assign under a mandate Mandate a colony
5.	Make mandatory The new director of the school board mandated regular tests
6.	Assign authority to

Synonyms of mandate:

noun	authorization, authorisation, legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
noun	mandatory, district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
noun	commission, commissioning
verb	delegate, designate, depute, assign
verb	order, prescribe, dictate
verb	delegate, designate, depute, assign

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Hyphenator

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