mandate

noun

1. （政府或组织等经选举而获得的）授权
   the authority to do sth, given to a government or other organization by the people who vote for it in an election
   1. The election victory gave the party a clear mandate to continue its programme of reform.
      选举获胜使得这个政党拥有了明确的继续推行改革的权力。
   2. a mandate for an end to the civil war
      停止内战的权力
2. （政府的）任期
   the period of time for which a government is given power
   1. The presidential mandate is limited to two terms of four years each.
      总统的任期不得超过两届，每届四年。
3. 委托书；授权令
   an official order given to sb to perform a particular task
   1. The bank had no mandate to honour the cheque.
      银行没有得到指令来承兑这张支票。
4. （尤指旧时授予某国对别国或地区的）委任统治权
   the power given to a country to govern another country or region, especially in the past

verb

1. 强制执行；委托办理
   to order sb to behave, do sth or vote in a particular way
   1. The law mandates that imported goods be identified as such.
      法律规定进口货物必须如实标明。
2. 授权
   to give sb, especially a government or a committee, the authority to do sth
   1. The assembly was mandated to draft a constitution.
      大会被授权起草一份章程。

1. N-COUNT (政府或经选举组建的机构的)授权，委托
   If a government or other elected body has a mandate to carry out a particular policy or task, they have the authority to carry it out as a result of winning an election or vote.
   1. The President and his supporters are almost certain to read this vote as a mandate for continued economic reform...
      总统及其支持者几乎肯定地认为这次投票是对继续进行经济改革的授权。
   2. The union already has a mandate from its conference to ballot for a strike .
      工会已经得到大会的授权为罢工进行投票。
2. N-COUNT 授权;委托;委任
   If someone is given a mandate to carry out a particular policy or task, they are given the official authority to do it.
   1. How much longer does the independent prosecutor have a mandate to pursue this investigation?...
      独立检察官受命调查这件事还要多长时间？
   2. A mandate from the UN would be needed before any plans could be implemented.
      执行任何计划都需要联合国的授权。
3. N-COUNT 任期；在任期；统治期
   You can refer to the fixed length of time that a country's leader or government remains in office as their mandate .
   1. ...his intention to leave politics once his mandate ends.
      他关于任期一满就离开政界的打算。
4. VERB 授权;委任
   When someone is mandated to carry out a particular policy or task, they are given the official authority to do it.
   1. He'd been mandated by the West African Economic Community to go in and to enforce a ceasefire...
      他受西非经济共同体的委托介入并执行停火协定。
   2. The elections are mandated by a peace accord signed by the government last May.
      选举是在去年5月政府签署的和平协议的授权下进行的。
5. VERB 批准;颁布;强制执行
   To mandate something means to make it mandatory.
   1. The proposed initiative would mandate a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40%...
      倡议将强制规定把二氧化碳排放量降低40%。
   2. Quebec mandated that all immigrants send their children to French schools.
      魁北克省颁布法令，强制所有移民将子女送进法语学校就读。
   3. ...constitutionally mandated civil rights.
      宪法规定的公民权

1. Part of winning a mandate is having clear goals and not boxing yourself in
   要想取得授权，需要制定明确的目标，但不能束缚住自己的手脚。
2. The president's tough line is, however, buttressed by a democratic mandate.
   然而，总统推行的强硬路线受到了民主党发布的训令的支持。
3. The President and his supporters are almost certain to read this vote as a mandate for continued economic reform
   总统及其支持者几乎肯定地认为这次投票是对继续进行经济改革的授权。
4. The union already has a mandate from its conference to ballot for a strike.
   工会已经得到大会的授权为罢工进行投票。
5. How much longer does the independent prosecutor have a mandate to pursue this investigation?
   独立检察官受命调查这件事还要多长时间？
6. A mandate from the UN would be needed before any plans could be implemented.
   执行任何计划都需要联合国的授权。
7. He'd been mandated by the West African Economic Community to go in and to enforce a ceasefire
   他受西非经济共同体的委托介入并执行停火协定。
8. The proposed initiative would mandate a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40%
   倡议将强制规定把二氧化碳排放量降低40%。
9. Quebec mandated that all immigrants send their children to French schools.
   魁北克省颁布法令，强制所有移民将子女送进法语学校就读。
10. The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate
    比利时人依照国际联盟的授权接管了卢旺达。
11. Long has there been no doubt of Heaven's mandate.
    天命不慆久矣。
12. Japan began its formal administration under a League of Nations mandate in1920.
    1920年起，日本在国际联盟的授权下开始了它的正式行政管理。
13. Establishing this response to the mandate is governance.
    对该要求建立的这样的响应就是治理。
14. You have trusted me with your mandate, and I will never, never let you down.
    你可以付出你对我的信任，并且我将决不、决不让你失望。
15. Along with our allies and partners, we're enforcing the mandate of the United Nations Security Council.
    我们正在与盟国和伙伴国一起执行联合国安理会的决议。
16. I hope China will more fully embrace this mandate.
    我希望中国能更充分地赞同这个要求。
17. It was moral integrity and benevolent leadership that determined the holder of the Mandate of Heaven.
    这是道义上的完整性和仁慈的领导，坚定的持有人的天命。
18. Only four states currently mandate services for gifted students and fully fund those mandates.
    如今，只有四个州批准了天才教育项目并提供了充足的资金。
19. They provide a mandate to act independently even courageously when seeking and pursuing truth.
    它们要求新闻工作者在寻找和追求真理的过程中，独立地甚至勇敢地行事。
20. And I have a duty to carry out this mandate given to us by our member states.
    而且，我有义务履行会员国赋予我们的这项职权。
21. It's the doctor's mandate.
    这是医师的命令[是医师交待的]。
22. Are you aware of the internal security mandate that's just been issued?
    你看到刚刚发布的内部安全令了吗？
23. So, I started the new year, 2008 with a mandate.
    所以，我开始新的一年，与2008年的任务。
24. China's renewable energy mandate has dramatically changed the country's wind energy landscape.
    我国可再生能源的任务，大大改变了我国风能景观。
25. This is our model and our mandate.
    这是我们的模式和我们的任务。
26. So it was a great platform for me being given a mandate to bring in third-party business.
    因此，我得到引入第三方业务的授权，对我来说是个很好的平台。
27. Have you heard about this latest mandate from homeland security?
    你听说过来自国土安全局的最新命令吗？
28. We are negotiating within the mandate that heads of state and government have given us.
    我们在国家和政府首脑赋予我们的权限内展开谈判。
29. Its dual mandate, to ensure full employment and combat inflation, pointed it in different directions.
    确保充分就业和对抗通胀的双重使命，将美联储引向了不同的方向。

noun

1. the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

2. a document giving an official instruction or command

   Synonym:    authorizationauthorisation

3. a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

   Synonym:    mandatory

verb

1. assign authority to

2. make mandatory
   1. the new director of the school board mandated regular tests

3. assign under a mandate
   1. mandate a colony