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 In their telling, the mandarin has set the table in a way to favor the interests of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, a charge denied by those in power. — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026 There was fawning coverage in international news outlets, and Bette Midler even wrote an entire mandarin duck picture book. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 The drink is made from pineapple, mango, strawberry, mandarin and lion’s mane (of course). — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Satsuma mandarins are easy enough to grow in containers indoors or on a patio. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mandarin

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Noun

Federal officials contend the voters’ citizenship must be verified before their ballots are counted and requested that the ballots be set aside.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
Last week, a federal appeals court declined to order California officials to set aside those ballots.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of official

Noun

Politicians can seize headlines, bureaucrats can push papers, and voters can dig into local hegemony.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
When courts signal to those same bureaucrats that fees won't be awarded, noncompliance costs them literally nothing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of bureaucrat

Noun

Elections clerks around California in the week before the election were sent subpoenas to testify before grand juries slated to convene in November.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Minnie creeps out of her shell, signing up to sing in the talent show and developing a crush on a video store clerk (Iman Vellani).

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of clerk

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Civil defense workers and residents in the city of Deir al-Balah searched through the rubble largely using their bare hands.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
The company also said that, depending on the application, a single AIR unit could handle workloads equivalent to as many as three workers per shift.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of worker

Noun

That said, this is often a first or second hospitality job for many employees.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
The organization with about 110 full- and part-time employees has helped 25,548 people across Charlotte-Mecklenburg through its survivor resources and community engagement initiatives, according to Safe Alliance’s latest annual report.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of employee

Noun

Its magical forest is filled with talking animals, tree-worshipping mystics, scheming functionaries, and the Dowager Governess (Carey Mulligan), an enchantress who commands an army of uniformed coyotes.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Among them was Joseph Felix Badio, 63, a former Haitian government functionary who has emerged as a central figure, and Samir Handal.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of functionary

Noun

The news, announced Thursday, comes after season four ended with a dramatic scene at the G7 summit, raising questions about the careers of a number of the series’ long-term civil servants.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
The postwar model of a large welfare and regulatory state, run by a class of civil servants charged with modernizing the economy, tempering market forces and defining the common good, has run its course.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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