Both Uses of
mandate
in
The Age of Innocence
- After all, he thought it a good thing for a man to have his authority respected in his own house, even if his sense of humour sometimes made him question the force of his mandate.†
Chpt 5
- Archer understood that he ran the risk of having his mandate withdrawn, and for some obscure reason he disliked the prospect.†
Chpt 11 *
Definition:
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(mandate as in: the election gave her a mandate) power given to someone to do something -- especially a government to implement policies based on an electoral victory