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Prevision vs Mandate - What's the difference?

prevision | mandate |

As nouns the difference between prevision and mandate

is that prevision is advance knowledge; foresight while mandate is an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.

As verbs the difference between prevision and mandate

is that prevision is to predict or envision the future while mandate is to authorize.

prevision

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(previsions)
  • Advance knowledge; foresight.
  • *1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
  • *:it was the beginning for her of a deeper prevision that, in spite of Miss Overmore's brilliancy and Mrs. Wix's passion, she should live to see a change in the nature of the struggle she appeared to have come into the world to produce.
  • *1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.21:
  • *:The whole discussion is concerned with City States, and their is no prevision of their obsolescence.
  • A prediction.

    • Verb

  • To predict or envision the future.

    • mandate

    English

    (wikipedia 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

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