Wählerauftrag
electoral mandate; the mandate voters give a party by electing it
noun VEH-ler-owf-trahk Rare
Usage Note
Wählerauftrag is invoked by politicians to justify their policy agenda: 'Wir haben einen klaren Wählerauftrag erhalten' — we have received a clear mandate from the voters. Opposing parties often contest this reading.
Examples
"Die Koalition berief sich auf ihren Wählerauftrag, um die Steuerreform durchzusetzen."
Natural Translation
The coalition invoked its electoral mandate to push through the tax reform.
Literal Translation
The coalition referred itself to its voter-mandate, in-order the tax-reform to push-through.
Related Words
- Abgeordnete delegate
- Abgeordnetenmandat parliamentary mandate, MP's seat and commission
- Abstimmung vote
- Abstimmungsergebnis result of a vote, voting outcome
- Abstimmungsmarathon voting marathon; extended series of successive votes in parliament
- Abstimmungsverhalten voting behaviour (in a parliament or assembly)
- Amtsinhaber incumbent
- Amtszeit term of office
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