| 单词 | mandate |
| 释义 | mandate n. & v. --n 1. an official command or instruction by an authority. 2. support for a policy or course of action, regarded by a victorious party, candidate, etc., as derived from the wishes of the people in an election. 3. a commission to act for another. 4. Law a commission by which a party is entrusted to perform a service, often gratuitously and with indemnity against loss by that party. 5. hist. a commission from the League of Nations to a member State to administer a territory. 6. a papal decree or decision. --vtr. 1. instruct (a delegate) to act or vote in a certain way. 2. (usu. foll. by to) hist. commit (a territory etc.) to a mandatary. Derivatives mandator n. Etymology: L mandatum, neut. past part. of mandare command f. manus hand + dare give: sense 2 of n. after F mandat |
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