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mandate

英
美/ˈmænˌdeɪt/
01n.

命令, 指令, 要求

a document giving an official instruction or command; a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves; the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

02v.

委任统治