mandate

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UK /ˈmændeɪt/US /ˈmændeɪt/

Meaning

noun
the authority to do something, given to a government or other organization by the people who vote for it in an election
It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate.

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It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate.

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