dual mandate

noun

A situation in which a person has been elected to two different bodies with different competencies, for example being a member of both a national legislature, and of a local authority.

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Meanings

noundual mandate (plural dual mandates)

plural dual mandates

  1. governmentA situation in which a person has been elected to two different bodies with different competencies, for example being a member of both a national legislature, and of a local authority.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
double jobbing

Translations

Danish dobbeltmandat
  • dobbeltmandatsituation where a politician has been elected to multiple bodies with different competencies
Finnish kaksoismandaatti
  • kaksoismandaattisituation where a politician has been elected to multiple bodies with different competencies
French cumul de mandats
  • cumul de mandatssituation where a politician has been elected to multiple bodies with different competencies
Polish podwójne pełnomocnictwo
  • podwójne pełnomocnictwosituation where a politician has been elected to multiple bodies with different competencies
Cite this entry
APA

dual mandate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dual%20mandate

MLA

“dual mandate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dual%20mandate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dual mandate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dual%20mandate.

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