Answer: mandated

AnswerCrossword Clue
MANDATEDDecreed
MANDATEDAdministered, as a colony
MANDATEDOrdered
MANDATEDRuled
MANDATEDAuthorized
mandatedAssign (territory) under a mandate of the League of Nations
mandatedGive (someone) authority to act in a certain way
mandatedMANDATE, to command (to order (to give a command to))
mandatedRequire (something) to be done; make mandatory