the authority to do something, given to a government or other organization by the people who vote for it in an election (政府或組織等經選舉而獲得的)授權 It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate. 沒有選民授權就統轄一個地區是不民主的。 - mandate to do something
The election victory gave the party a clear mandate to continue its programme of reform. 選舉獲勝使得這個政黨擁有了明確的繼續推行改革的權力。 - mandate for something
a mandate for an end to the civil war 停止内戰的權力
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1The 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。 Troops moved into the country to restore order under a UN mandate. 在聯合國的授權下,軍隊進入該國恢複秩序。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- popular
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the period of time for which a government is given power (政府的)任期 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- popular
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- mandate (to do something) (formal)
an official order given to somebody to perform a particular task 委托書;授權令 The bank had no mandate to honour the cheque. 銀行沒有得到指令來承兌這張支票。 They accused him of acting without a mandate. 他們指控他未經授權而行事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- popular
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the power given to a country to govern another country or region, especially in the past (尤指舊時授予某國對别國或地區的)委任統治權 The Cook Islands mandate was given to New Zealand. 庫克群島的任務交給了新西蘭。 The mandate ran until 1947. 委托統治權一直延續到1947 年。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- popular
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Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin mandatum ‘something commanded’, neuter past participle of mandare, from manus ‘hand’ + dare ‘give’. Senses 1 and 2 of the noun have been influenced by French mandat.