mandates

n.命令；指令；要求；授权

v.把(某一地区)置于委任管理下

The government gave the police a mandate to reduce crime. 政府命令警方进一步打击犯罪活动。

We have a mandate from the union membership to proceed with strike action. 我们获得工会会员同意，继续罢工。

You should follow the doctor's mandate. 你该听从医师的要求。

Our election victory has given us a mandate to reform the economy. 我们在选举中获胜,这就使我们有权进行经济改革。

Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa. 英国授权代管德国在东非的前殖民地。