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mandate

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Related topics: Government
man·date1 /ˈmændeɪt/ ●○○ noun  
1  [countableC]PGPOWER if a government or official has a mandate to make important decisions, they have the authority to make the decisions because they have been elected by the people to do so 〔政府或官员等经选举而获得的〕授权
mandate to do something
 The president was elected with a clear mandate to tackle violent crime.
总统当选时获得明确的授权解决暴力犯罪问题。
mandate for
 a popular mandate for election reform
得到民众普遍支持的推行选举改革的授权
mandate from
 I sought a mandate from my constituents to oppose this tax.
我请求我的选民授权，来反对这项税收。
have/be given a mandate
 Sometimes a president thinks he has more of a mandate than he really does.
有时候一个总统会高估自己实际拥有的权力。
2  [countableC]TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something an official instruction given to a person or organization, allowing them to do something 〔给某人或某机构的〕授权令，命令，训令
 Matters debated in meetings do not become a mandate automatically.
会议上讨论的事宜并不能自动成为一项指令。
3. [countableC, uncountableU]PG the power given to one country to govern another country 委任统治权，托管权
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a clear mandate
The vote gave the trade union a clear mandate to pursue a better settlement.
a popular mandate (=when someone or something wins a vote by a large amount)
He called the election in the hope of receiving a popular mandate.
an electoral mandate (=gained by winning an election)
Ford took over when Nixon resigned, and thus did not have an electoral mandate of his own.
verbs
have a mandate
In Venezuela, Chavez said he had a mandate for reform.
give somebody a mandate
He hoped that signs of economic recovery would persuade voters to give him a mandate in the election.
win a mandate
He won his mandate to continue his premiership.
receive/obtain/get a mandate
On this issue he does seem to have received a clear mandate from the electorate.
seek a mandate (=ask for a vote to show agreement with a leader or with ideas)
The government was seeking a mandate to continue the war.
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mandate• The White House initiative functioned in this way not as a mandate but as a disincentive.• Lebanon became a French mandate after World War I.• While he has railed against new government mandates, Dole supported a mandate requiring more use of ethanol.• Preval has no mandate and he knows it.• The result was seen as crucial in that it provided Sandiford with a personal mandate to govern.• It is this secondary mandate which ensures that our bi-cameral system can properly function.• On closer inspection, however, that mandate appears to be distinctly fragile.
sought a mandate• I sought a mandate from my constituents to oppose the poll tax and made it plain exactly what I would do.
man·date2 /mænˈdeɪt/ verb [transitiveT]  
1  formalTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something to tell someone that they must do a particular thing 命令，指示
 These measures were mandated by the IMF.
这些措施是国际货币基金组织下的指示。
mandate that
 Justice mandates that we should treat all candidates equally.
公平原则要求我们应该平等地对待所有的候选人。
2  POWERto give someone the right or power to do something 授权，委任〔某人〕
be mandated to do something
 The committee was mandated to co-ordinate measures to help Poland.
这个委员会受命协调援助波兰的方案。
n Grammar
Mandate is usually passive in this meaning.
Examples from the Corpus
mandate• He argued that what really mattered in science teaching could never be mandated and could only be acquired by experience of teaching.• State of the Union speeches are mandated by the Constitution.• If enacted, the new law would force them to charge three strikes in all cases mandated by the legislation.• The state mandates that high school students take three years of English.• It also mandated that no child could be hit without parental consent.• It was the state that mandated the date for the charter election.• The topic being debated was whether a doctor is mandated to stop life-sustaining treatment at the patient's request.
mandate that• Hawaii and Rhode Island go further, mandating that agency fees be charged to teachers.• The other mandate that emerged in Tuesday's election was for more responsible city spending.• For exam-ple, Minnesota mandates that every insurance policy include toupees for people who go bald.• It also mandated that no child could be hit without parental consent.• Currently, a court-ordered desegregation plan mandates that no single ethnicity can constitute more than 40 percent of a school.• Dole campaigns vigorously against federal mandates that require states to provide stipulated social benefits or meet a variety of federal guidelines.• Due respect for the reach of congressional power within the federal system mandates that we do so now.• The spirit of fairness, however, mandates that we should treat all papers equally and with candour.
From Longman Business Dictionary
mandateman·date1 /ˈmændeɪt/ noun [countableC]
1LAW the right and the power to do something that is given to a government or elected official as the result of a vote
mandate to do something
The re-election of the present board of directors gives them a clear mandate to go forward with current corporate plans.
The board has acted with a clear shareholder mandate (=authority given by shareholders).
2LAWan official instruction given to a person or organization, allowing them to do something
States are under a federal mandate (=a right given by the central US government) to increase fines for violation of worker safety and health rules.
3the period of time that a politician or elected official has their position
the day the President’s mandate came to an end
4BANKING an official document giving a bank or other financial institution the authority to deal with your account
→ bank mandate
mandateman·date2 /mænˈdeɪt/ verb [transitiveT]LAW
1to give an official order that something must be done
The German system shows that it is possible to mandate universal health insurance through a variety of individual plans.
mandate somebody to do something
economists mandated to produce periodic reports on the state of the economy
2to give someone the right or power to do something
The Securities and Exchange Commission is mandated by Congress to set accounting rules for US corporations.
3American EnglishAmE to make something mandatory
mandate somebody to do something
legislation that mandates employers to provide time off
mandate that
Amendments to the Fair Housing Law mandated that all new housing must be accessible to the handicapped.
—mandator noun [countableC]
Federal mandators and state governments seemed to be competing to see who could increase the cost of car ownership faster.
Origin mandate1
(1500-1600) Latin mandatum, from mandare “to give into someone's hand, command”, from manus “hand” + dare “to give”
man·date1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1man·date2 verb →n GRAMMAR1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7252 COCA: 3724
mandate

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + MANDATE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤popular民眾授權➤clear, strong明確授權；強硬指令➤broad廣泛的授權➤new新指令➤legal, legislative, regulatory法律／立法／監管授權➤constitutional憲法授權➤congressional, federal, government, state國會／聯邦／政府／國家授權➤electoral選民授權◇It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate.不經選民授權就統轄一個地區是不民主的。➤political政治授權➤divine神授使命VERB + MANDATE➤have擁有授權➤give sb, issue向某人授權；下令➤seek尋求授權◇The party sought a mandate to reform the constitution.這個政黨尋求授權修改憲法。➤get, obtain, receive, win得到授權；獲得授權；贏得授權➤extend延長授權的期限PREPOSITION➤in your mandate在所賦予的使命中◇He failed in his mandate.他有辱使命。➤under a/the mandate依據授權令◇They ruled the country under a United Nations mandate.他們受聯合國委任代管該國。➤with a/the mandate經授權◇The party was elected with a mandate to reduce the size of government.該黨當選時肩負着精簡政府機構的使命。➤without a mandate未經授權◇They accused him of acting without a mandate.他們指控他未經授權而行事。➤mandate for做⋯的授權◇She has received a clear mandate for educational reform.她已獲得推行教育改革的明確授權。➤mandate from來自⋯的授權◇a mandate from the United Nations to govern the territory管轄這個地區的聯合國授權PHRASES➤an extension of a mandate, a renewal of a mandate授權期限的延長／更新
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