the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or govern a country

At the forthcoming elections, the government will be seeking a fresh mandate from the people. 在即将到来的选举中，政府将向人民寻求新的支持。

[ + to infinitive ] The president secured the Congressional mandate to go to war by three votes. 总统以3票的优势获得了国会对开战的授权。

the name of an area of land that has been given to a country by the UN, following or as part of a peace agreement

to give official permission for something to happen

The UN rush to mandate war totally ruled out any alternatives. 联合国匆匆授权开战，完全排除了其他选择。

to order someone to do something

[ + to infinitive ] Our delegates have been mandated to vote against the proposal at the conference. 我们的代表受命在会议上对提议投反对票。