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The result was: promoted by Lightbursttalk 18:58, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
... that no single political party has a mandate in a coalition government? Source: McDonald, Michael D.; Budge, Ian (2005). Elections, Parties, Democracy: Conferring the Median Mandate. p. 4.
ALT1: ... that dictatorships sometimes claim to have a mandate to rule? Source: Bendix, Reinhard (1978). Kings Or People: Power and the Mandate to Rule. p. 4.
The hook might be a bit literal and not sure of the hookiness. I will promote ALT0 as a definition that interestes me more than the others but I am not sure it meets our interesting criteria. Lightburst (talk) 18:57, 11 October 2023 (UTC)