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Ooo...a tough guy. Impressive.
Nobody has a mandate. Unless you say so of course...
I tend to use:
2: mandate: an authorization to act given to a representative <accepted the mandate of the people>
Mandate - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
When a candidate campaigns on an issue and his opponent(s) campaign against it...and a winning vote is given to the candidate on that issue...any honest person would see a mandate to act on that issue.
If it isn't in the law of the land, you can't do it. Define all the words you like, you have no mandate.
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. --The Ninth Amendment