Word: mandates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: man
dates
Definition: Plural of mandate; make mandatory
Morphemes:
Affix: mandate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to make mandatory
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).