How do you say “mandate” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "mandate" in Vietnamese?

"Mandate" in Vietnamese is lệnh (order), chỉ thị (a directive).

“Mandate” in Vietnamese is lệnh (order), chỉ thị (a directive).

Vietnamese words for “mandate”

lệnhnoun
Hanoi [ləjŋ̟˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ləːn˨˩˨]lệnh heavy
order; decree
for “mandate” meaning: An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
chỉ thịnoun
Hanoi [t͡ɕi˧˩ tʰi˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cɪj˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨]chỉ dipping thị heavy
a directive; command; instruction
for “mandate” meaning: An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.

Related Vietnamese words

trátverb
to plaster; to coat; to smear

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.