High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A person is said to have a dual mandate who simultaneously holds mandates for two different official positions as a result of two different elections. For example, suppose a candidate wins a seat on a local authority at an election. If the same person then wins a seat in the national legislature in a separate general election, this is a dual mandate. If they gain a seat in the national legislature by being nominated by the local authority, this may also be considered a dual mandate. A separate use of the term is in central banking policy to refer to the twin goals of full employment and price stability (fighting unemployment and inflation); this article focuses on dual official positions.