Both Uses of
mandate
in
The Aeneid
- Hence! to your lord my royal mandate bearThe realms of ocean and the fields of air Are mine, not his.†
Book 1
- This dream all-pow'rful Juno sends; I bear Her mighty mandates, and her words you hear.†
Book 7 *
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