Mandate most often refers to:
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League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919
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Mandate (politics)
In representative democracies, a mandate (or seat) is the authority granted by a constituency to act as its representative.
Elections, especially ones with a large margin of victory, are often said to give the newly elected government or elect ...
, the power granted by an electorate
Mandate may also refer to:
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Mandate (after shave) Mandate is a British aftershave brand.
In the 1970s, there were television commercials for Mandate featuring the French pop singer Sacha Distel
Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwrit ...
, British after shave brand
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Mandate (criminal law)
A criminal court may impose a "mandate" as part of a legal process on a person accused of a crime consisting of an obligation to engage in certain conditions or activities in exchange for suspension or reduction in penalty; such as, conditions ...
, an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction
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Mandate (international law)
In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization (e.g. the United Nations) to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organization.
Before the creation of the United Nations, ...
, an obligation handed down by an inter-governmental body
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''Mandate'' (magazine), a monthly gay pornographic magazine
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Mandate (trade union)
Mandate is a trade union representing retail, administrative and distributive workers in Ireland.
The union was founded in 1994, when the Irish Distributive and Administrative Trade Union merged with the Irish National Union of Vintners', Groc ...
, a trade union in Ireland
* , various ships of Britain's navy
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Mandate (typeface)
Mandate most often refers to:
* League of Nations mandates, quasi-colonial territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919
* Mandate (politics), the power granted by an electorate
Mandate may also r ...
, a brash-brush typeface designed by R. Hunter Middleton
* The formal notice of decision from an
appeals court
* A requirement for a
Health maintenance organization
In the United States, a health maintenance organization (HMO) is a medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee. It is an organization that provides or arranges managed care for health insurance, self-funded heal ...
to provide a particular product
See also
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Contract of mandate
A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties that creates, defines, and governs mutual rights and obligations between them. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to tr ...
, a contract of
bailment
Bailment is a legal relationship in common law, where the owner transfers physical possession of personal property ("chattel") for a time, but retains ownership. The owner who surrenders custody to a property is called the "bailor" and the ind ...
of goods without reward, to be carried from place to place, or to have some act performed about them
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Individual mandate
An individual mandate is a requirement by law for certain persons to purchase or otherwise obtain a good or service.
United States Militia act
The Militia Acts of 1792, based on the Constitution's militia clause (in addition to its affirmativ ...
, an often controversial government requirement for the purchase of goods by individuals
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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
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Divine mandate
In European Christianity, the divine right of kings, divine right, or God's mandation is a political and religious doctrine of political legitimacy of a monarchy. It stems from a specific metaphysical framework in which a monarch is, before ...
, a political and religious doctrine
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