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
Aromas of honey, nutmeg, sage, mandarins, ginger and queen of the night.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Clementines This flavorful fruit—a hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange—is one of Haar’s favorite choices for a nutrient-dense snack or even dessert.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025
Their 2022 has aromas of lemon blossom, almond flowers, mandarin, and green apple with a whiff of sandalwood incense.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
Its opening notes meld Sicilian mandarin with Sri Lankan cinnamon, while the heart takes a woody route through Jamaican amyris (which smells similar to sandalwood) and powdery Italian Iris.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Apr. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Clementines This flavorful fruit—a hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange—is one of Haar’s favorite choices for a nutrient-dense snack or even dessert.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025
Their 2022 has aromas of lemon blossom, almond flowers, mandarin, and green apple with a whiff of sandalwood incense.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
Its opening notes meld Sicilian mandarin with Sri Lankan cinnamon, while the heart takes a woody route through Jamaican amyris (which smells similar to sandalwood) and powdery Italian Iris.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarin
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One year after the project kicked off with a ceremonial groundbreaking at the 2024 Kentucky State Fair, officials with Kentucky Venues unveiled new renderings Aug. 21 of the building, giving the public new interior views of the project.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene, officials said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The success of this plan will depend on execution and a willingness to embrace a different mindset, that of an entrepreneur rather than a bureaucrat.—
Frederik Riskær Pedersen,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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And then there’s the EV charging network overseen by federal bureaucrats that cost American taxpayers $7.5 billion and produced 68 stations with 384 ports.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
10 Aug. 2025
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The judge even gave out her clerk’s cellphone number so the parties could reach out if any issues come up over the weekend.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Aug. 2025
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When the drop box had still not been returned to the clerk's office on Sept. 27, 2024, Bernarde filed a second report to the Marathon County District Court and delivered a letter to the mayor requesting the return of the drop box by noon that day.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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At AbbVie United Park, the home ground for the Westport United soccer club, where many of the company’s workers and their families gather to train or cheer from the sidelines, locals said the tariffs could have a significant impact.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The trust fund used to make up the difference between what workers are paying in and what Social Security pays out in benefits is projected to run out of money in nine years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Starting wages for employees at the Leavenworth facility are $28.25 an hour plus benefits, Gustin said, adding that new hires are paid during and after their training period, even as the prison cells remain empty.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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Offer Communication Training for Everyone Rather than expecting underrepresented groups to adapt to the dominant culture, train all employees in inclusive communication practices.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Previously, Abbas had served as a longtime PLO functionary, acting as the group’s foreign emissary and fundraiser.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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This economic history argues that America’s prosperity is the product not of an undisturbed free market but, rather, of the hard work of functionaries.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Rubio's leadership team cut only 1,300 out of a workforce of 27,000 U.S. civil servants and Foreign Service personnel.—
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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All of the other counters of beans at the bureau are civil servants, but not the bean-counter in chief, who has always been a political appointee — which McEntarfer became only after more than 20 years in various statistical gigs as a federal worker bee.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Mandarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarin. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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