A mandate is an authoritative ORDER or COMMAND, often issued by a government or other AUTHORITY. BIDDING is an offer to do something for a certain price, while an ORDINANCE is a LAW or rule made by a local government. DICTATE is to issue orders or commands in an authoritative manner, and a DIRECTIVE is an instruction or ORDER given by an AUTHORITY. An INJUNCTION is a court ORDER requiring someone to do or not do something, and an ASSIGNMENT is a task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study. A BEHEST is a formal or authoritative request, while a CHARGE is an instruction or duty given to someone. COMMAND is to give an authoritative or peremptory ORDER, and AUTHORITY is the power or right to give orders or make decisions. FIAT is a formal authorization or proposition, and a DECREE is an official ORDER having the force of LAW. An ORDER is a COMMAND or instruction given by a superior to an inferior, while a LAW is a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling AUTHORITY. An EDICT is a proclamation or COMMAND issued by an AUTHORITY.