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un mandat

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

Definition: mandate; postal/money order

Il m'a donné un mandat - He gave me a mandate.

Je dois lui envoyer un mandat - I need to send him a money/postal order.

A money order may also be called un mandat-poste.

Related: un mandataire - proxy, attorney; le mandatement - payment by money order

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Pronunciation: [ma(n) da] Audio Link

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