dual mandate

English

Noun

dual mandate (plural dual mandates)

1. (politics) 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.

Translations

situation where a politician has been elected to multiple bodies with different competencies

• Danish: dobbeltmandat n
• Finnish: kaksoismandaatti
• French: cumul de mandats m
• Polish: podwójne pełnomocnictwo n

See also

• poobah