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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。
命令；指令
mandates — plural of mandate
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命令；指令
an official order or command to do something
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。
官方或权威的命令；指令；委托；司法命令；授权。
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
官方指令或命令的文件
a document giving an official instruction or command
选民授予政治家的执行权或授权。
The order or authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate.
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
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
The government received a clear mandate to implement the new policy.
政府获得了实施新政策的明确授权。
The board issued a mandate requiring all employees to attend safety training.
董事会发布了一项指令，要求所有员工参加安全培训。
The school principal issued a mandate that all students must wear uniforms.
校长发布指令要求所有学生穿校服。
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。
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。
后接授予方，常与 to do sth 连用。
The party claims a mandate from the electorate.
该政党声称拥有选民的授权。
Not this
The president has mandate to reform health care.
Use this
The president has a mandate to reform health care.
mandate 是可数名词，表示‘授权、命令’时前面需要加冠词 a（或 the/this 等限定词）；这里漏掉 a 导致句子语法不完整。
Not this
The government received a mandate of carrying out the reforms.
Use this
The government received a mandate to carry out the reforms.
mandate 后面搭配不定式 to do（或 for + 名词），不用 of + doing；中文‘的’容易让学习者误用 of，但实际上应使用不定式短语作后置定语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
天命；天授王权
The ancient Chinese believed that a ruler who lost the mandate of heaven would be overthrown.
古代中国人相信，失去天命的统治者会被推翻。
无拨款行政指令；未提供资金的强制要求
State governors complained that the new law was an unfunded mandate.
各州州长抱怨这项新法律是一项没有拨款的强制要求。
明确的授权；明显的支持
The prime minister claimed a clear mandate for her economic reforms.
首相声称其经济改革获得了明确的授权。
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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。
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。
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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