How is the word mandat translated from French to English

English translation
incumbency
noun

La période pendant laquelle quelqu'un occupe une fonction.

The period during which someone holds an office.

Examples with “mandat”

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  • La criminalité a baissé pendant son mandat de maire. — Crime fell during her incumbency as mayor.

  • Son mandat n'a duré que dix-huit mois. — His incumbency lasted only eighteen months.

  • Les règles ont changé deux fois en un seul mandat. — The rules changed twice in a single incumbency.

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