phantommandate
/ˈfæntəmˌmændeɪt/nounVerified NewA mandate claimed from supporters who cannot be measured because they claim not to exist.
"The silent majority" is invoked to justify action on behalf of voters no poll can find; the mandate is real as force and unfalsifiable as claim.
Etym. — *phantom* + *mandate*.
Rel. — closetballot · whiplashmandate
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