Word · Frequency #7252
mandate
命令；指令
an official order or command to do something
- 1.
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
官方或权威的命令；指令；委托；司法命令；授权。
- 2.
a document giving an official instruction or command
官方指令或命令的文件
- 3.
The order or authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate.
选民授予政治家的执行权或授权。
- 4.
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
第一次世界大战后土耳其或德国割让的领土,由其他欧洲国家托管直至其自立
- 5.
the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
通过选举胜利赋予政府及其政策的授权
授权；委任；委任书；命令书；托管地；委任统治地；官方或权威的命令；指令；委托；司法命令；授权。；官方指令或命令的文件
In use
The government received a clear mandate to implement the new policy.
The board issued a mandate requiring all employees to attend safety training.
The school principal issued a mandate that all students must wear uniforms.
a mandate to do sth
后接不定式，表示“做某事的授权”。
The council has a clear mandate to implement the new policy.
委员会有明确的授权来实施新政策。
a mandate for sth
后接名词或名词短语，表示“对某事的授权”。
The election result gave the president a strong mandate for economic reform.
选举结果赋予总统强有力的经济改革授权。
a mandate from sb
后接授予方，常与 to do sth 连用。
Connections
Collocations
- electoral mandate
- 选举授权
- The party won a strong electoral mandate to reform the tax system.该党赢得了改革税收制度的强有力的选举授权。
- clear mandate
- 明确的授权
- The committee has a clear mandate to investigate the incident.委员会有明确的授权来调查这一事件。
- mandate to govern
- 执政授权
- The new president claimed a mandate to govern the country.新总统声称获得了执政授权。
- carry out a mandate
- 执行授权
- The agency was set up to carry out the government's mandate.该机构是为执行政府的授权而设立的。
- popular mandate
- 民意授权
- The referendum gave the mayor a popular mandate for the new policy.全民公投赋予了市长实施新政策的民意授权。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：man（男人）+ date（日期）——一个男人定下日期给你官方命令或授权。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：government mandate on policy、court mandate in legal proceedings、corporate mandate from shareholders 作名词时，“mandate” 多用于法律、政治、商业管理等正式语境，比较常见于书面语或正式讲话，日常口语中较少直接使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Mandate is pronounced /ˈmændeɪt/, with the first syllable stressed and the final syllable /deɪt/. None of the listed words truly rhyme with it. Late, debate, and update rhyme together (stressed /eɪt/), but their stress pattern differs from mandate. Private, climate, and senate are lookalikes: they end in -ate but pronounce it as /ɪt/ or /ət/, not /eɪt/.
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