mandate
/ˈmændeɪt ˈमैन्डेट्/ noun [C, usually sing.] the power that is officially given to a group of people to do something, especially after they have won an election अधिदेश, शासनादेश, जनादेश (विशेषतः चुनाव जीतने के बाद)
The union leaders had a clear mandate from their members to call a strike.