Formal authority isgranted through position on an org chart, or through mandate (orsometimes fiat) from the senior management of an organization.

权威通过官方的文件授予一定的职位来确立，或者由高级组织管理层指定。

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A formal announcement of Brazil's new climate position is expected early next week.

巴西就气候问题最新立场的正式声明预计在下周初发布。

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but said the State Department was still discussing its formal position on the matter.

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EU's formal position is that, if Cyprus remains divided, the Greek part could gain membership on its own.

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The National Association of State Regulatory Utility Commissioners has not taken a formal position on the matter because it does not have consensus among its members.

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The campaign official said Ryan's stance differed with Romney's view, which was described in the statement on Sunday and is the formal position of the GOP presidential ticket.

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