mandate
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˈmæn.deɪt/ us/ˈmæn.deɪt/
(AUTHORITY)
授权;委任
the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or govern a country
At the forthcoming elections, the government will be seeking a fresh mandate from the people. 在即将到来的选举中，政府将向人民寻求新的支持。
[ + to infinitive ] The president secured the Congressional mandate to go to war by three votes. 总统以3票的优势获得了国会对开战的授权。
(AREA NAME)
politics specialized（联合国授权某国管理的）托管地
the name of an area of land that has been given to a country by the UN, following or as part of a peace agreement
mandate
verb [ T ] uk/ˈmæn.deɪt/ us/ˈmæn.deɪt/
(GIVE PERMISSION)
正式批准，授权进行
to give official permission for something to happen
The UN rush to mandate war totally ruled out any alternatives. 联合国匆匆授权开战，完全排除了其他选择。
(ORDER)
mainly US命令;要求
to order someone to do something
[ + to infinitive ] Our delegates have been mandated to vote against the proposal at the conference. 我们的代表受命在会议上对提议投反对票。