Thesaurus results for MANDARIN

mandarin

noun

ˈman-d(ə-)rən

Definition of mandarin

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 Star tried a standard latte with honey ($6) and later upon the insistence of a nearby customer, the Beetdown (beets, mandarin, fresh mint, lemon peels, espresso and milk; $8). — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026 Other notes include mandarin essence, Indian jasmine, and blackcurrant accord for a fruity touch. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Zesty mandarin and warm amber break through the June gloom, offering a cozy yet uplifting effect underlined by fragrant cardamom. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 June 2026 Ambrosia salad called to me with its pill-bottle-bright mandarin slices. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mandarin

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Noun

Election officials say the program is prone to errors, but it is being promoted by people who have cast doubts about the 2020 election, including staffers of the Georgia State Election Board.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
The tradition, known as lördagsgodis, began in the 1950s by Swedish health officials to encourage limiting candy-eating to once a week and prevent cavities.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

Definition of official

Noun

Collecting bureaucrats’ signatures is at best a distraction from those efforts.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
These incidents rarely appear in the statistics politicians and bureaucrats cite when assuring the public that downtown is moving in the right direction.

— Jonathan Beaton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Definition of bureaucrat

Noun

But hundreds of family court records obtained from the Augusta District Court clerk’s office detail years of allegations of physical and verbal abuse raised by his second ex-wife on behalf of herself and his daughters.

— Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 17 July 2026
Rice was 13 months old and never got to know his father, a body builder and supermarket stock clerk, according to the Rockland/Westchester Journal News.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

Definition of clerk

Noun

The building appears to be still in the framing stage with workers making adjustments to the concrete pylons as cars zip past.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
From a human trafficking sweep, to a mistrial in the K Street mass shooting case, to a look at a state worker Reddit community, here’s a rundown of the top Sacramento stories on July 21.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of worker

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Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
As companies lack clear personal branding policies, Taylor believes employees like her are proactively shaping future corporate guidelines, volunteering to lead this evolving professional frontier.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of employee

Noun

To the extent that their fellow-citizens refer to them at all, our government functionaries are perceived not as active agents of change but as inert, self-protecting obstructions.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
But Díaz-Canel is largely viewed by experts as a functionary, a loyalist without much true authority.

— Ellen Uchimiya, CBS News, 19 May 2026

Definition of functionary

Noun

The newest proposal to plug them — a nondisclosure agreement that federal agencies may roll out to more than 2 million civil servants — is unlikely to improve matters.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
Its senior leadership was appointed by the Hamas administration, while its hospitals and public health services were staffed largely by career doctors, medical workers, and civil servants.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of civil servant

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