Mandate most often refers to:

• League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919
• Mandate (politics), the power granted by an electorate

Mandate may also refer to:

• Mandate (after shave), British after shave brand
• Mandate (criminal law), an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction
• Mandate (international law), an obligation handed down by an inter-governmental body
• Mandate (magazine), a monthly gay pornographic magazine
• Mandate (trade union), a trade union in Ireland
• HMS Mandate, various ships of Britain's navy
• Mandate (typeface), a brash-brush typeface designed by R. Hunter Middleton
• The formal notice of decision from an appeals court
• A requirement for a Health maintenance organization to provide a particular product