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mandat

mandate (term of office / official authorization) /manˈdat/

noun#1798 most common

Also: warrant, money order

Example sentences

Președintele are un mandat de patru ani.
The president has a four-year term.
Polițiștii au un mandat de arestare pentru el.
The police have an arrest warrant for him.
Am trimis banii prin mandat poștal.
I sent the money by postal money order.
Primarul își va încheia mandatul la sfârșitul anului.
The mayor will end his term at the end of the year.
Avocatul a primit un mandat pentru a-l reprezenta pe client în instanță.
The lawyer received a mandate to represent the client in court.
Deși mandatul său expirase, fostul deputat a continuat să semneze acte în numele instituției, ceea ce a stârnit un scandal juridic.
Although his term had expired, the former deputy kept signing documents on behalf of the institution, which sparked a legal scandal.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativemandat / mandatulmandate / mandatele
Genitivemandat / mandatuluimandate / mandatelor
Accusativemandat / mandatulmandate / mandatele
Vocativemandatulemandatelor

Word family

a mandatato mandate, to authorize
mandatarthe person holding a mandate, an agent or proxy
mandantthe person who grants a mandate, a principal
mandatarethe act of granting authorization

Etymology

Mandat came into Romanian from French mandat, which traces back to Latin mandatum, meaning something entrusted or commanded. The Latin word is the past participle of mandare, to entrust or order, itself built from manus (hand) and dare (to give). The root sense is handing over a task or authority to someone.

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