名詞 mandate:

1. a document giving an official instruction or command
   同義詞：authorization, authorisation
2. 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
   同義詞：mandatory
3. the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

動(dòng)詞 mandate:

1. assign under a mandate
2. make mandatory
3. assign authority to

1. The government gave the police a mandate to reduce crime.
   政府命令警方進(jìn)一步打擊犯罪活動(dòng)。
2. We have a mandate from the union membership to proceed with strike action.
   我們獲得工會(huì)會(huì)員同意，繼續(xù)罷工。
3. Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa.
   英國(guó)受權(quán)代管德國(guó)在東非的前殖民地。
4. Our election victory has given us a mandate to reform the economy.
   我們?cè)谶x舉獲勝，這就使我們有權(quán)進(jìn)行經(jīng)濟(jì)改革。

man.date

n.（名詞）
An authoritative command or instruction.
訓(xùn)令：某個(gè)權(quán)威性命令或指示
A command or an authorization given by a political electorate to its representative.
授權(quán)：某政治代表機(jī)構(gòu)給它的代表發(fā)出的命令或委任

A commission from the League of Nations authorizing a member nation to administer a territory.
委任統(tǒng)治權(quán)：國(guó)際聯(lián)盟授予其某一成員國(guó)管理某塊地區(qū)的權(quán)力
A region under such administration.
托管地：由受托國(guó)管理的這樣一片地區(qū)
Law
【法律】
An order issued by a superior court or an official to a lower court.
上級(jí)法院給某官員或某下級(jí)法院發(fā)出的指令
A contract by which one party agrees to perform services for another without payment.
代理契約：規(guī)定某方無(wú)償為另一方履行一些服務(wù)的契約
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
man.dat.ed,man.dat.ing,man.dates
To assign (a colony or territory) to a specified nation under a mandate.
托管：將（某塊殖民地或地區(qū)）指定給某個(gè)具體的國(guó)家托管
To make mandatory, as by law; decree or require:
批準(zhǔn)：制訂一個(gè)訓(xùn)令，如通過(guò)法律；發(fā)布命令或要求：
例句：
mandated desegregation of public schools.
命令解除公立學(xué)校中的種族隔離

來(lái)源：
Latin mand3tum [from neuter past participle of] mand3re [to order] * see man- 2
拉丁語(yǔ) mand3tum [] 源自mand3re的中性過(guò)去分詞 [命令] *參見(jiàn) man- 2

【引伸】
man.da.tor
n.（名詞）