| 单词 | mandate |
| 释义 | noun | verb mandatemandate1 /ˈmændeɪt/ ●○○ noun 1[countable] an official command given to a person or organization to do something: mandate to do something She was hired as editor with a mandate to change the newspaper’s coverage.2[countable] social studies, politics the right and power that a government or elected official has to do something, as a result of winning an election or vote: mandate to do something The organization’s leadership was given a mandate to pursue its eco-policies.3[countable, uncountable] social studies, politics the power given to one country to govern another country, or the country that is being governed: Lebanon became a French mandate after World War I. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin mandatum, from mandare to give into someone’s hand, command] noun | verb mandatemandate2 ●○○ verb [transitive] 1to give an official command that something must be done: The state mandates that high school students take three years of English.2[often passive] to give someone the right or power to do something: Is a doctor mandated to stop life-sustaining treatment at the patient’s request? |
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