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 property has a 1,600-square-foot garage/workshop equipped with power and water for the hobbyist or car collector, and a citrus grove with Satsuma mandarins, oranges, limes and lemons.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
With his thumb, Emil peels a mandarin from his pocket and eats it in two bites.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Indeed, a medium mandarin (about 88 grams) contains roughly 12 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber and just 47 calories.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The limited edition super-candle features green and earthy base notes of cedarwood and green pepper, middle notes of tomato and mandarin, and top notes of fresh basil, black currant and mint.
—Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
With his thumb, Emil peels a mandarin from his pocket and eats it in two bites.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Indeed, a medium mandarin (about 88 grams) contains roughly 12 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber and just 47 calories.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The limited edition super-candle features green and earthy base notes of cedarwood and green pepper, middle notes of tomato and mandarin, and top notes of fresh basil, black currant and mint.
—Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarin
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Members of the new Agentic Futures Initiative believe lawmakers and officials need to better understand the technology to ensure new products remain interoperable across platforms, private — and secure.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The meeting was the second of three community events TEA officials are holding around Fort Worth to take questions from the public about the upcoming state takeover of Fort Worth ISD.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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But for Steiner, of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, the case has forced Israelis to examine the worsening clash between populist politicians and unelected bureaucrats whom some Israelis view as out of touch.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
4 Nov. 2025
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Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Last year, in an effort to bring at least some unofficial results to the county faster, Forlini and the county sheriff offered a program where a deputy and a county clerk employee went to municipalities to pick up the sticks and drive them back to the county elections department in Mount Clemens.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In September 2017, Singer petitioned the clerk of Palm Beach County to legally change his name to Hunter Barrett Scott.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The plan additionally would guarantee back pay for federal workers and reverse agency layoffs during the government shutdown.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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Once approved, the short-term deal will provide immediate financial relief for about 700,000 federal workers who have been furloughed or on the job without pay for more than a month.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Relief also came for DHS employees on Thursday when it was announced that USDA will provide administrative funding for the SNAP program, meaning the state won't furlough 1,500 employees in its Division of County Operations on Friday.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But as the courts whittle away at the power of government functionaries to interpret vague congressional statutes, at least one federal agency has apparently chosen lawless rebellion.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Bigelow’s sympathetic eye for her functionaries risks the film being misread as an argument for more robust military funding.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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In a post on government spokesperson Gerson Msigwa’s Instagram account, the government said a work-from-home order to civil servants would be extended to Friday.—
Reuters 10 hr ago,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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As a result, many civil servants are wary of serving baijiu at government functions; others are skirting the rule by disguising the clear liquor as water.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Mandarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarin. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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