mandate
/ˈmæn.deɪt/
名词
（联合国授权某国管理的）托管地
授权；委任
The president secured the Congressional mandate to go to war by three votes.
总统以3票的优势获得了国会对开战的授权。
/ˈmæn.deɪt/
动词
正式批准，授权进行
The UN rush to mandate war totally ruled out any alternatives.
联合国匆匆授权开战，完全排除了其他选择。
命令；要求
Our delegates have been mandated to vote against the proposal at the conference.
我们的代表受命在会议上对提议投反对票。