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In [[politics]], a '''mandate''' is the [[authority]] granted by a constituency to act as its representative.[1]
In [[politics]], a '''mandate''' is the [[authority]] granted by a constituency to act as its representative.
The [[concept]] of a [[government]] having a legitimate mandate to [[Government|govern]] via the fair winning of a democratic election is a central [[idea]] of democracy. New governments who attempt to introduce policies that they did not make [[public]] during an election campaign are said to not have a legitimate mandate to implement such policies.
The [[concept]] of a [[government]] having a legitimate mandate to [[Government|govern]] via the fair winning of a democratic election is a central [[idea]] of democracy. New governments who attempt to introduce policies that they did not make [[public]] during an election campaign are said to not have a legitimate mandate to implement such policies.
