n.命令；指令；要求；授權

v.把(某一地區(qū))置于委任管理下

The government gave the police a mandate to reduce crime. 政府命令警方進一步打擊犯罪活動。

We have a mandate from the union membership to proceed with strike action. 我們獲得工會會員同意，繼續(xù)罷工。

You should follow the doctor's mandate. 你該聽從醫(yī)師的要求。

Our election victory has given us a mandate to reform the economy. 我們在選舉中獲勝,這就使我們有權進行經(jīng)濟改革。

Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa. 英國授權代管德國在東非的前殖民地。