Abgeordnetenmandat
parliamentary mandate, MP's seat and commission
noun ahp-geh-ORD-neh-ten-man-daht Rare
Usage Note
Abgeordnetenmandat is the formal authorisation given to a member of parliament to represent constituents. The Basic Law stipulates it is a free mandate (freies Mandat): members are responsible only to their conscience, not bound by party instructions. Loss of party membership does not automatically end the mandate.
Examples
"Das Abgeordnetenmandat erlischt mit dem Ende der Legislaturperiode."
Natural Translation
The parliamentary mandate expires at the end of the legislative term.
Literal Translation
The member-of-parliament-mandate expires with the end of the legislative-period.
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