mandatary

 [man-duh-ter-ee]  

man·da·tar·y

   [man-duh-ter-ee]
noun, plural man·da·tar·ies.
a person or nation holding a mandate.
Also, mandatory.

Origin:
1605–15; < Late Latin mandātārius one to whom a charge is given. See mandate, -ary
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mandatary

noun
the recipient of a mandate 
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