mandate of heaven

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noun

An ancient Chinese philosophical concept that the heavens grant a ruler the right to govern, which can be withdrawn if the ruler is unjust, incompetent, or fails to protect the people.

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“I would put a lot of money on OpenAI winning back the mandate of heaven a bit from Anthropic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

The mandate of heaven is the Duke of Zhou's big idea.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2012