Definition of "mandat" [mandat]

• In French law, a grant of power or authority; a power of attorney. (noun)
• In French history, one of the circulating notes which were issued by the government about 1796 on the security of the national domains, called mandats territoriaux, to take the place of the abrogated assignats, and which soon became as worthless as the latter. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Efter at de i Norge gjenværende komitémedlemmers mandat er utløpet i"
• "Français · Niger: Forte opposition à la prolongation du mandat du président Tandja"
• "Mesrine, impersonating a cop, tells the casino manager to open a safe, but the manager insists on seeing a warrant un mandat."