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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryman·date I \ˈman-ˌdāt\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle French & Latin; Middle French mandat,from Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to entrust, enjoin, probably irregular from manus hand + -dere to put — more at manual, do DATE 15011. an authoritative command; especially : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one2. an authorization to act given to a representative accepted the mandate of the people3. a. an order or commission 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 b. a mandated territory II transitive verb (man·dat·ed ; man·dat·ing) DATE 19191. to administer or assign (as a territory) under a mandate2. to make mandatory : order; also : direct, requireEnglish Etymologymandate 1. mandate (n.) c.1500, from L. mandatum "commission, order," noun use of neut. pp. of mandare "to order, commit to one's charge," lit. "to give into one's hand," probably from manus "hand" (see manual) + dare "to give" (see date (1)). Political sense of "approval of policy supposedly conferred by voters to winners of an election" is from 1796. Related: Mandated. 2. mandate (v.) "to delegate authority, permit to act on behalf of a group," 1958, from mandate (n.). Used earlier in the context of the League of Nations, "to authorize a power to control a certain territory for some purpose" (1919).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7mandateman·date noun/ 5mAndeit / 1. ~ (to do sth) | ~ (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: 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力。 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: The presidential mandate is limited to ten terms of five years each. 总统的任期不得超过两届,每届四年。 3. ~ (to do sth) (formal) an official order given to sb to perform a particular task 委托书；授权令: 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verb/ 5mAndeit; 7mAn5deit / [often passive] (formal) 1. (especially NAmE) to order sb to behave, do sth or vote in a particular way 强制执行；委托办理: ▪ [V that] The law mandates that imported goods be identified as such. 法律规定进口货物必须如实标明。 ▪ [also VN to inf also VN] 2. [VN to inf] to give sb, especially a government or a committee, the authority to do sth 授权: The assembly was mandated to draft a constitution. 大会被授权起草一份章程。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishmandate noun ADJ. popular | clear | legal | presidential | electoral It is undemocratic to govern an area without an electoral mandate. VERB + MANDATE have | give sb, issue | seek The party sought a mandate to reform the constitution. | get, obtain, receive, win | extend, implement MANDATE + VERB run The mandate ran until 1947. PREP. in your ~ He failed in his mandate. | under a/the ~ They ruled the country under a United Nations mandate. | with a/the ~ The party was elected with a mandate to reduce the size of government. | without a ~ They accused him of acting without a mandate. | ~ for She has received a clear mandate for educational reform. | ~ from a mandate from the United Nations to govern the territory PHRASES an extension/a renewal of a mandateMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun Synonyms: COMMAND 1, behest, bidding, charge, dictate, injunction, order, word Related Words: decree, fiat, imperative; authority, authorizationWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedman·dateI. \ˈmanˌdāt, -aan- sometimes -ndə̇t, usu -d.+V\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French mandat, from Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to commit to one's charge, order, enjoin, command, probably irregular from manus hand + -dere to put — more at manual, do1. [Medieval Latin mandatum, from Latin, command, mandate] :maundy2. a. (1) : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one; especially : the order or command that embodies the decision of a United States appellate court when final judgment is not entered and is sent to the court below (2) : mandamus b. archaic : a papal ordinance in an individual case (as preferment to a benefice) c. (1) : a contract under Roman law by which one agrees to perform gratuitously some act for another who agrees to indemnify him (2) : a contract of agency under civil law in which one undertakes to perform some act for another whether gratuitously or for a reward; especially : a gratuitous bailment in which the bailee undertakes to do something in respect to the thing bailed — distinguished from deposit3. a. : an authoritative command, order, or injunction : a clear instruction, authorization, or direction < acting under the mandate of the statute in question > b. : the authorization to act or approval given by a constituency to its elected representative < accepted the mandate of the people >4. a. : an order or commission granted by the League of Nations as mandator to a member nation as its mandatary for the establishment of a responsible government over former German colonies or other conquered territory b. : a mandated colony or territoryII. \“, in sense 1 ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)1. Scotland : to commit (as a sermon) to memory2. : to administer or assign (as a colony) under a mandateIII. transitive verb: to make mandatory : order < this … verdict mandating school desegregation — M.L.Abramson >also : direct : require < people are not mandated to wreck their own economic system — Norman Cousins >

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