mandate
['mæn.deɪt] noun countable usually singular
AUTHORITY 权力
■the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or govern a country 授权；委任•At the forthcoming elections, the government will be seeking a fresh mandate from the people.在即将举行的选举中，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.总统以三票的优势获得了国会对开战的授权。
['mæn.deɪt] noun countable usually singular
AREA NAME 地方名称 specialized
■the name of an area of land which has been given to a country by the UN , following or as part of a peace agreement （联合国授权某国管理的）托管地
['mæn.deɪt] verb transitive
GIVE PERMISSION 批准
■to give official permission for something to happen 正式批准，授权进行•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。
['mæn.deɪt] verb transitive
ORDER 命令 mainly US to order someone to do something 命令；要求•[+ 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案投反对票。 |