mandate

n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: {authorization}]

2: a territorial possession controlled by a ruling state [syn:

{territory}, {dominion}, {territorial dominion}, {province},

{colony}]

3: (politics) the commission that is given to a government and

its policies through an electoral victory

v 1: assign under a mandate; of nations

2: assign authority to

Mandala

A system based on {Concurrent Prolog}, developed at

{ICOT}, Japan.

["Mandala: A Logic Based Knowledge Programming System",

K. Furukawa et al, Intl Conf 5th Gen Comp Sys 1984].

(1995-11-23)