mandateauthority
Mandate authority refers to the formal or perceived power granted to a person or body to act on behalf of a constituency or organization. It arises from a mandate—an authorization that legitimizes action—whether through elections, constitutional provisions, statutes, or regulatory directives.
In politics, an electoral mandate is the legitimacy a government claims to implement its campaign promises.
Exercising mandate authority involves policy design, rulemaking, budgeting, and enforcement within the bounds of law and
Two common distinctions are de jure mandate authority (the legal power to act) and de facto authority
See also: mandate, legitimacy, accountability, rule of law, constitutional authority.