Mandate

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A Mandate grants Authority to an Actor for a specified purpose and within a defined scope.

A Mandate may identify:

• The Party granting the Mandate
• The Actor receiving the Mandate
• The Authority granted
• The permitted purpose
• The applicable scope
• The applicable context
• The Effective Period
• Conditions and limitations
• Delegation and redelegation permissions
• Revocation conditions
• Supporting Evidence
• Applicable Provenance

A Mandate remains distinct from Authority. The Mandate is the grant or basis through which the Actor receives Authority. Authority is the recognized right or power resulting from that grant.

A Mandate also remains distinct from a Role. A Role identifies a function, capacity, or position. A Mandate may authorize an Actor to perform a Role without becoming the Role.

The instrument documenting a Mandate remains distinct from the Mandate itself. A contract, resolution, appointment, power of attorney, policy decision, or regulatory action may provide Evidence of the Mandate.

grant of Authority to an Actor for a specified purpose and within a defined scope

Adapted from:

• Financial Industry Business Ontology, Executives and Authorization

  • Relevant concepts: authorization, authorized individual, authority, and power of attorney
  • Retrieved: 2026-10-08
• OMG Commons Roles and Compositions Ontology

  • Relevant concepts: Role, performer, and contextual participation
  • Retrieved: 2026-10-08

The expression Mandate is defined by this corpus for use in information models representing delegated or conferred Authority.

• A Mandate identifies the basis through which an Actor receives Authority
• A Mandate has a defined purpose and scope
• A Mandate may be limited by an Effective Period
• A Mandate may impose conditions on exercising the granted Authority
• A Mandate may permit or prohibit delegation
• Revoking a Mandate may terminate the Authority granted by that Mandate
• Ending a Mandate does not remove the Identity of the Actor
• Possessing technical access does not establish a Mandate
• A Role Assignment does not establish a Mandate unless an authorized source grants the applicable Authority

Example Bank appoints a Person to submit regulatory reports on its behalf.

The appointment creates a Mandate that identifies:

• Example Bank as the Party granting the Mandate
• The Person as the Actor receiving the Mandate
• Regulatory report submission as the permitted purpose
• The applicable reporting framework as part of the scope
• The Effective Period of the Mandate
• Any limitations on delegation

The Mandate provides the basis for assigning the submitting-agent Role to the Person.