Rare; denotes a person or state that receives a mandate (League of Nations context, legal context).
Definitionen
A person, body, or state that has received a mandate to govern or act on behalf of others, especially under the League of Nations. Under the treaty, the mandatory assumed responsibility for administering the territory.
A territory placed under the administration of a mandatory power on behalf of an international body. Iraq was, for a short period, a mandatory under the League of Nations.
Synonyme
authorized representative