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mandate
The official authority and legitimacy that an elected representative receives from voters in order to represent their interests in a parliament.
Der Politiker hat bei der letzten Wahl ein Direktmandat für den Bundestag errungen.
In the last election, the politician won a direct mandate for the Bundestag.
mandate
In a legal context, the assignment that a client gives to a lawyer to represent their legal interests.
Die Anwältin legte das Mandat nieder, weil der Klient wichtige Informationen verschwiegen hatte.
The lawyer resigned from the mandate because the client had concealed important information.
mandate
A written authorization that an account holder gives to a company to debit recurring payments from the account by direct debit, e.g. a SEPA direct debit mandate.
Für die monatliche Abbuchung des Mitgliedsbeitrags müssen Sie uns ein SEPA-Mandat erteilen.
For the monthly debit of the membership fee, you must grant us a SEPA mandate.
mandate
An assignment under international law that an international organization, such as the former League of Nations, gives to a state to administer a certain territory in trust.
Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg erhielt Großbritannien das Völkerbundsmandat für Palästina.
After the First World War, Great Britain received the League of Nations mandate for Palestine.
'Mandat' (mandate) is a formal word from specialized language and comes from the Latin 'mandatum' (assignment/order). It is mainly used in the areas of politics, law, and finance.
Ohne ein Mandat des Sicherheitsrates ist der Militäreinsatz völkerrechtswidrig.
Without a mandate from the Security Council, the military operation violates international law.
Certain verbs are used with 'Mandat' (mandate) in several meanings. Typical ones are 'ein Mandat erteilen' (to grant/give a mandate), 'ein Mandat erhalten/erringen' (to receive/win a mandate), and 'ein Mandat niederlegen' (to resign from/give up a mandate).
Der Anwalt hat sein Mandat aus persönlichen Gründen niedergelegt.
The lawyer resigned from his mandate for personal reasons.
In a political context, you can recognize this meaning from words such as 'Wähler' (voter), 'Abgeordneter' (representative), 'Partei' (party), or 'Parlament' (parliament). It is about the mandate to represent voters' interests.
Nach dem schlechten Wahlergebnis verlor die Partei mehrere Mandate.
After the poor election result, the party lost several seats.
In a legal context, you can recognize the meaning from words such as 'Anwalt' (lawyer), 'Mandant' (client), or 'Klient' (client). Here it means the assignment to represent someone legally.
Der berühmte Strafverteidiger übernimmt nur selten neue Mandate.
The famous criminal defense lawyer only rarely takes on new mandates.
In a financial context, you can recognize the meaning from words such as 'Konto' (account), 'Bank' (bank), 'Lastschrift' (direct debit), or 'SEPA'. Here it means permission for a debit.
Bitte erteilen Sie uns ein SEPA-Lastschriftmandat, um die Gebühren abzubuchen.
Please grant us a SEPA direct debit mandate to debit the fees.
office / agency
Amt and Mandat can both be connected with an election. Amt is the official position with its duties and powers. Mandat is the voters’ mandate to a representative to represent their interests in parliament.
Nach der Wahl nimmt sie ihr Mandat als Abgeordnete an.
After the election, she accepts her mandate as a member of parliament.
Nach der Wahl tritt sie ihr Amt als Bürgermeisterin an.
After the election, she takes office as mayor.
