mandat

1. term of office; term
   Gradonačelniku uskoro ističe mandat. — The mayor's term is ending soon.
   Predsednik je izabran za drugi mandat. — The president was elected for a second term.
2. (in parliament) seat
   Stranka je na izborima osvojila dvadeset mandata. — The party won twenty seats in the election.
3. mandate
   Dobio je mandat da sastavi novu vladu. — He was given a mandate to form a new government.