Give a mandate to the MEP, or we are wrong! (7)

I believe the answer is:

empower

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'give a mandate to' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'mep or we are wrong' is the wordplay.
'are wrong' indicates an anagram.
'mep'+'or'+'we'='meporwe'
'meporwe' is an anagram of 'EMPOWER'.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for empower that I've seen before include "Give strength and confidence to" , "Give authority to, authorise" , "Entitle" , "Authorize" , "Allow" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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