No. 4,547 in French
mandats
"Mandats" in English means "mandates" or "terms of office."
In a sentence
Les mandats ont été envoyés par la poste hier.
The money orders were sent by mail yesterday.
In this sentence, 'mandats' is used to refer to financial transactions, specifically money orders.
Pendant ses deux mandats de président, il a initié de nombreuses réformes.
During his two terms as president, he initiated many reforms.
Here, 'mandats' refers to periods of service or official terms in office.
Ils ont reçu plusieurs mandats pour mener cette enquête.
They received several mandates to conduct this investigation.
In this context, 'mandats' refers to authoritative orders or duties assigned.
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