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Mandate vs Guidance - What's the difference?

mandate | guidance |

As a verb mandate

is .

As a noun guidance is

the act or process of guiding.

mandate

Noun

(en noun)
  • An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
  • Verb

    (mandat)
  • to authorize
  • to make mandatory
  • Derived terms

    * mandatary * mandator * mandatory

    guidance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * guidaunce

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act or process of guiding
  • advice or counselling on some topic
  • any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.