[C] 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:

The President was elected with a clear mandate to tackle violent crime.

总统当选时获得了解决暴力犯罪问题的明确授权。

a popular mandate for election reform

得到民众普遍支持的推行选举改革的授权

I sought a mandate from my constituents to oppose this tax.

我请求我的选民给我授权，来反对这项税收。

Sometimes a President thinks he has more of a mandate than he really does.

有时候一个总统会认为他所拥有的不仅仅是他实际上拥有的权力。

[C] 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。

[C,U] the power given to one country to govern another country

委任统治权，托管权

[formal] 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。

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。

[usually passive] to give someone the right or power to do something

授权于，委任〔某人〕:

The committee was mandated to coordinate measures to help Poland.

委员会被授权协调援助波兰的方案。