Contraception is often a major concern of parents of individuals with Down syndrome (Van Dyke et al, 1995). Parents may be uncomfortable discussing sexual and reproductive issues with a physician (Van Dyke et al, 1995).
(September 2011) In politics, a mandate is the authority granted by a constituency to act as its representative. The concept of a government having a legitimate mandate to govern via the fair winning of a democratic election is a central idea of representative democracy. New governments who attempt to introduce policies that they did not make public during an election campaign are said not to have a legitimate mandate to implement such policies.
mandatory (plural mandatories) (dated, rare) A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary. Further reading . mandatory in Websterâs Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913; mandatory in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911; Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary; The Oxford English Dictionary; Anagrams