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Ratify vs Mandate - What's the difference?

ratify | mandate |

As verbs the difference between ratify and mandate

is that ratify is to give formal consent to; make officially valid while mandate is .

ratify

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To give formal consent to; make officially valid.
  • Synonyms

    * (give formal consent to): approve

    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