mandate

v.命令

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
mandate (noun)
1.
an authoritative command , especially a formal order from a or official to an inferior one - superior court
2.
an authorization to act given to a representative - accepted the mandate of the people
3.
a) an order or granted by the League of Nations to a member nation for the establishment of a responsible government over a former German colony or other conquered territory - commission
b) a territory - mandated
mandate (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to administer or assign (as a territory) under a mandate - (see mandate)
2.
to officially require (something) make (something) - mandatory order a law mandating recycling , also to direct or require (someone) to do something - a commission mandated to investigate corruption
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
mandate (noun)
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
SYNONYMS:
accreditation, authorization, delegation, empowerment, license ( licence), mandate
RELATED WORDS:
commendation, consignment, entrustment; facilitation, fostering, promotion; commanding, directing, ordering
mandate (verb)
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
SYNONYMS:
call, decree, dictate, direct, mandate, ordain, order
RELATED WORDS:
ask, petition, request; demand, require
NEAR ANTONYMS:
cancel, countermand, rescind
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