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
The 8-ounce candle is made from food-grade paraffin, plant oils, soy wax, and yuzu, mandarin, and neroli blossom fragrance.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Both mandarins and oranges are nutrient-dense and offer a wide range of similar health benefits.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
The scent, originally created by master perfumer Jacques Cavallier in 2017, is one of lemon, mandarin, and bergamot combined with tea extract.
—Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Repeat with the remaining mandarins, adding more cornstarch as needed.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Both mandarins and oranges are nutrient-dense and offer a wide range of similar health benefits.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
The scent, originally created by master perfumer Jacques Cavallier in 2017, is one of lemon, mandarin, and bergamot combined with tea extract.
—Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Repeat with the remaining mandarins, adding more cornstarch as needed.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarin
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Investigating active government officials in Mexico is a new strategy for the United States, which in the past refrained from targeting sitting leaders in allied countries with criminal investigations because of the clear political ramifications.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Schloesser, who has worked at Amazon for nearly six years, urged Seattle officials to require data center developers to commit to using renewable energy to power facilities and no longer use non-disclosure agreements or shell companies when announcing new projects.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Additionally, those Latino Trumpers do not like bureaucrats.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Over the past year, a group of lawyers recorded 486 state treason and espionage cases brought against Russian scientists, bureaucrats, military figures, and other government employees.—
Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
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Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk who was convicted in a scheme to breach voting systems in search of evidence of election fraud in 2020, was released from prison Monday.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Process reforms When an owner falls behind on property taxes, the county clerk can place a lien — a legal claim against a person's assets to ensure their debt is paid — on the property.—
Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Gang intervention workers have been credited by city officials as one of the factors behind significant reductions in violent crime in recent years, with homicides and shootings both falling to near-historic lows.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The implosion occurred during a shift change, and the six workers whose bodies were found were in an area of the site where workers would go before their shift, Matt Amos, Longview fire battalion chief, said, per The Guardian.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The nine missing people are all employees of the mill.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The union also pointed to data that the state published shortly after adopting telework during the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating how remote work decreased Californian’s emissions and saved state employees’ money.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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But Díaz-Canel is largely viewed by experts as a functionary, a loyalist without much true authority.—
Ellen Uchimiya,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Just as Adolf Eichmann and Albert Speer portrayed themselves not as true believers but as mere functionaries, so Vadim presents himself to Lawrence as a master of method, not of principle.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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The leaders of the Mission Directorates below will also now report directly to Isaacman instead of Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, the agency’s top civil servant.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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Set roughly a year before its predecessor, Moulin tells the true story of Jean Moulin, the head of the French Resistance movement who posed as a civil servant by day.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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“Mandarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarin. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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