Mandate

(n.)

1. madate (to do sth) / mandate (for sth): the authority to do sth, given to a government or other organization by the people who vote for it in an election

（政府或组织等经选举而获得的）授权

e.g. The election victory gave the party a clear mandate to continue its programme of reform.

选举获胜使得这个政党拥有了明确的继续推行改革的权利。

e.g. a mandate for an end to the civil war

停止内战的权力

2. the period of time for which a government is given power

（政府的）任期

e.g. The presidential mandate is limited to two terms of four years each.

总统的任期不得超过两届，每届四年。

3. mandate (to do sth) (formal): an official order given to sb to perform a particular task

委托书；授权令

e.g. The bank had no mandate to honour the cheque.

银行没有得到指令来承兑这张支票。

4. the power given to a country to govern another country or region, especially in the past

（尤指旧时授予某国对别国或地区的）委任统治权

(v.)

1. (especially NAmE) to order sb to behave, do sth or vote in a particular way

强制执行；委托办理

e.g. The law mandates that imported goods be identified as such.

法律规定进口货物必须如实标明。

2. to give sb, especially a government or a committee, the authority to do sth

授权

e.g. The assembly was mandated to draft a constitution.

大会被授权起草一份章程。

e.g. We need to ensure that market entities can do anything which are not prohibited by the law, and government departments must not do anything unless it is mandated by the law.

让市场主体“法无禁止即可为”，让政府部门“法无授权不可为”。

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