as in official
a worker in a government agency
the officious mandarins in the motor vehicles department refused to let me renew my license without all of the required forms
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Recent Examples of mandarin
Dishes are seasonal and inventive, with ingredients either straight from their kitchen garden or from other parts of this bountiful state: expect seared tuna from Port Lincoln with chili and mandarin oil, and risotto with asparagus as green as those vineyards.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
According to some of our cultural mandarins, objecting to graphic material in grade-school libraries and the presence of men in women’s sports, embracing displays of patriotic vexillology, and enjoying The Lord of the Rings are all signs of far-right extremism.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 1 Dec. 2024
Of the label’s natural perfumes, Free 00 is arguably the most lively, smelling fresh, soothing, and citrus-forward through notes of Sicilian lemon, mandarin, and orange flower opposite Egyptian jasmine, vanilla, sandalwood, and waterlily.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
Creamy and yet angular bright acidity with kiwi, mandarin and gooseberry flavors.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
According to some of our cultural mandarins, objecting to graphic material in grade-school libraries and the presence of men in women’s sports, embracing displays of patriotic vexillology, and enjoying The Lord of the Rings are all signs of far-right extremism.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 1 Dec. 2024
Of the label’s natural perfumes, Free 00 is arguably the most lively, smelling fresh, soothing, and citrus-forward through notes of Sicilian lemon, mandarin, and orange flower opposite Egyptian jasmine, vanilla, sandalwood, and waterlily.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
Creamy and yet angular bright acidity with kiwi, mandarin and gooseberry flavors.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarin
Noun
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At the time, local officials attributed the problem to glitches with the e-poll book.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Jan. 2025
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Administration officials have insisted that the impacts are misunderstood, but the actual text of the memo is far-reaching and the follow-up guidance has been vague.—
NPR Washington Desk,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Americans see a broken federal government — but aren’t as concerned about the ‘deep state’ As Trump sweeps into his second term with promises to cut regulations and reduce the role of government bureaucrats, most Americans think the federal government has serious problems.—
Linley Sanders,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Those bureaucrats, in order to save face for the Communist Party, have sanctioned the Rubio from before.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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No attorney information was available on the county clerk’s website.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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And only 43 of Mississippi’s 82 chancery court clerks submitted data during the same period, despite a law from 2023 that required the courts to report psychiatric commitment data to the state.—
Gwen Dilworth,
ProPublica,
23 Jan. 2025
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The airport had one fewer worker than that target. Executive Airport tower staffing Sacramento Executive Airport, on the other hand, narrowly avoided a scenario in which no one was working in the tower.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Feb. 2025
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The story goes that two brothers, Benny and Clovis Martin, former streetcar workers who had opened a coffee stand, began feeding striking colleagues with big sandwiches stuffed into half loaves of bread.—
Katie Workman,
Twin Cities,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This not only affects individual livelihoods but also deprives corporations of the diverse perspectives and innovative ideas that Asian-American employees bring to the table.—
John Wang,
New York Daily News,
2 Feb. 2025
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This would make these benefits less valuable to employees when taxes are factored in.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Competent functionaries mostly belonged to other political camps.—
Kaya Genc,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2019
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The group’s materiel and manpower have been distributed across various security agencies, where they are managed by functionaries who are more loyal and less ambitious.—
Julian G. Waller,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Civil service positions do not terminate at the end of an administration and civil servants can only be fired for cause.—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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State of play: There are approximately 160 civil servants, known as detailees, on the NSC whose employment is being reviewed.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Mandarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarin. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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