单词 | mandate |
释义 | mandate —mandate /ˈmæn.deɪt/ verb [T] (GIVE PERMISSION) ↑Verb Endings for mandate ► F0 to give official permission for something to happen: » The UN rush to mandate war totally ruled out any alternatives.Thesaurus+: ↑Allowing and permittingverb [T] MAINLY US (ORDER) ↑Verb Endings for mandate ► F0 to order someone to do something: » [+ to infinitive] Our delegates have been mandated to vote against the proposal at the conference.Thesaurus+: ↑Giving orders and commands—mandate /ˈmæn.deɪt/noun [C usually singular] (AUTHORITY) ► F0 the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or govern a country: » At the forthcoming elections, the government will be seeking a fresh mandate from the people.» [+ to infinitive] The president secured the Congressional mandate to go to war by three votes.Thesaurus+: ↑Electionsnoun [C usually singular] SPECIALIZED (AREA NAME) ► F0 the name of an area of land that has been given to a country by the UN, following or as part of a peace agreementThesaurus+: ↑Colonisation and self-government |
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