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dual mandate

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.

Noun

dual mandate (plural dual mandates)

  1. 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.

Forms of dual mandate

pluraldual mandates

Questions about dual mandate

What does dual mandate mean?
Dual mandate means 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.
What part of speech is dual mandate?
Dual mandate is a noun.
What is the plural of dual mandate?
The plural of dual mandate is dual mandates.

Words near dual mandate in the dictionary

  1. dual graphs
  2. dual heritage
  3. dual heritages
  4. dual house
  5. dual houses
  6. dual mandate
  7. dual mandates
  8. dual meet
  9. dual meets
  10. dual mode
  11. dual modes

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