Mandation
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[Mandation] (noun). [Palinese] for mandate. First used by Former Governer Sarah Palin during her criticism of President Obama’s State of The Union address on January 27, 2010.
This is also the first use of [the Palin] transform whereas a noun that shares the same form as the verb is converted into another noun. For example, the activity of applying a ‘mandate’ (noun) is ‘to mandate’ (verb). [The Palin] transform converts mandate (noun) into another noun called [mandation]. -
The meaning of mandaition is a noun that shares the same form as the verb mandate. It is a term used by former Governor Sarah Palin during her criticism of President Obamas State of the Union address on January 27, 2010. The Palin transform converts the verb mandate into a noun called mandaition, which is used to describe the act of applying a mandate (nouun).
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