Mandate can refer to:
- Mandate (civil law), same as power of attorney in common law
- Mandate (international law), an obligation handed down by an inter-governmental body
- Mandate (criminal law), an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction
- Mandate (politics), the power granted by an electorate
- League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919
- Mandate (theology), to some Christians, an order from God
- a mandate is the formal notice of decision from an appeals court
- Mandate (trade union), the trade union in Ireland
- Mandate magazine, a gay pornographic magazine published since the 1970s
- Mandate of Heaven, a traditional Chinese concept of legitimacy used to support the rule of the kings of the Shang Dynasty and later the Emperors of China
A power of attorney (POA or letter of attorney in Common law systems or Mandate in civil law systems is an authorization to Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive In International law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization like the United Nations to a country which is bound to follow A Criminal court may impose a "mandate" on a person accused of a Crime consisting of an obligation to engage in certain conditions or activities in exchange for suspension In Politics, a mandate is the Authority granted by an Electorate to act as its representative. A League of Nations mandate refers to a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I. In Christian theology, a mandate is an order given from God that must be obeyed without question In Law, an appeal is a process for requesting a formal change to an official decision The Mandate Trade union was formed in 1994 with the amalgamation of IDATU and INUVGATA trade unions Mandate is a monthly Gay pornographic Magazine published in the United States The Mandate of Heaven (天命 Pīnyīn: Tiānmìng is a traditional Chinese philosophical concept concerning the legitimacy of rulers
Dictionary
mandate
-noun
- An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
-verb
- to authorize
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