Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense mandates, present participle mandating, past tense, past participle mandated
1N-COUNT [NOUN to-infinitive](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. (政府或经选举组建的机构的)授权,委托
The President and his supporters are almost certain to read this vote as a mandate for continued economic reform. [+ for]
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。
The union already has a mandate from its conference to ballot for a strike .
2N-COUNT [usually passive] [oft NOUN to-infinitive]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. 授权;委托;委任 [formal]
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?
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。
3N-COUNT [usually with poss]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 . 任期;在任期;统治期 [formal]
...his intention to leave politics once his mandate ends.
他关于任期一满就离开政界的打算。
4VERB [usually passive]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. 授权;委任 [formal]
He'd been mandated by the West African Economic Community to go in and to enforce a ceasefire. [beVERB-ed to-infinitive]
他受西非经济共同体的委托介入并执行停火协定。
The elections are mandated by a peace accord signed by the government last May. [beVERB-ed]
选举是在去年5月政府签署的和平协议的授权下进行的。
5VERB 批准;颁布;强制执行 To mandate something means to make it mandatory. 批准;颁布;强制执行 [US]
The proposed initiative would mandate a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40%. [VERB noun]
倡议将强制规定把二氧化碳排放量降低40%。
Quebec mandated that all immigrants send their children to French schools. [VERB that]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MANDATE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤popular民眾授權➤clear, strong明確授權;強硬指令➤broad廣泛的授權➤new新指令➤legal, legislative, regulatory法律/立法/監管授權➤constitutional憲法授權➤congressional, federal, government, state國會/聯邦/政府/國家授權➤electoral選民授權◇It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate.不經選民授權就統轄一個地區是不民主的。➤political政治授權➤divine神授使命VERB + MANDATE➤have擁有授權➤give sb, issue向某人授權;下令➤seek尋求授權◇The party sought a mandate to reform the constitution.這個政黨尋求授權修改憲法。➤get, obtain, receive, win得到授權;獲得授權;贏得授權➤extend延長授權的期限PREPOSITION➤in your mandate在所賦予的使命中◇He failed in his mandate.他有辱使命。➤under a/the mandate依據授權令◇They ruled the country under a United Nations mandate.他們受聯合國委任代管該國。➤with a/the mandate經授權◇The party was elected with a mandate to reduce the size of government.該黨當選時肩負着精簡政府機構的使命。➤without a mandate未經授權◇They accused him of acting without a mandate.他們指控他未經授權而行事。➤mandate for做⋯的授權◇She has received a clear mandate for educational reform.她已獲得推行教育改革的明確授權。➤mandate from來自⋯的授權◇a mandate from the United Nations to govern the territory管轄這個地區的聯合國授權PHRASES➤an extension of a mandate, a renewal of a mandate授權期限的延長/更新