mandarins

noun

plural of mandarin
as in officials
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 mandarins Endlessly mocked, constantly parodied, and vaguely resented, the mandarins in American civic life have no real allies or admirers. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026 Thankfully, a handful of citrus trees, including lemons, limes, and mandarins, can thrive in containers. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 24 May 2026 Are mandarins and oranges good for you? — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026 Repeat with the remaining mandarins, adding more cornstarch as needed. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 Harvest for mandarins can begin as early as November and last through April. — Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Oranges, grapefruits, lemons, mandarins, pomelos, and kumquats are among the most nutrient-dense citrus fruits. — Zia Sherrell, Health, 7 Feb. 2026 Notes of ripe, fresh mangoes, fragrant mandarins, and blood oranges, and undertones of lemon leaf spark energy and invigoration. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026 The food, half oranges, one-third grapefruit and the rest mandarins, is to be distributed to food banks and nutrition assistance programs. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarins
  1. officials
  2. bureaucrats
  3. employees
  4. functionaries
  5. clerks
  6. workers
Noun
  • Local officials have expressed concern that the Games will not bring the economic impact organizers have promised — somewhere in the $13-18 billion range.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Citrus officials said the project was one of the difficult cuts made to reduce the deficit.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of officials
Noun
  • Businesses and bureaucrats got an early indicator this week of whether the World Cup was worth the cost for Los Angeles — beer sales.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Several Japanese bureaucrats also died by suicide in recent years in cases linked to overwork.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026
Definition of bureaucrats
Noun
  • Terry Yost, a safety coordinator for Western Trailers, told the Statesman that Concentra has been a great partner for years, and the business is happy to have this resource for its Idaho employees now.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • County employees and those familiar with the property tax situation in Jackson County have previously warned that the class action lawsuit could be disastrous for county finances without a settlement.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of employees
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
  • More than funding, though, is needed transparency by IDNR functionaries with marina boaters and Winthrop Harbor officials.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of functionaries
Noun
  • Two clerks working at the office Thursday declined to speak on the record.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • But the clerks all said the disturbance occurred about three hours earlier, not before the noon deadline of the qualifying period.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Definition of clerks
Noun
  • In impoverished Nepal, where a conservative culture leaves openly transgender people with few legal job options, the impact on aid workers’ lives was particularly crushing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • After 60 years, the resulting dataset, which covers tens of millions of American workers and has allowed researchers and regulators to examine workplace representation over decades, may now be coming to an end.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of workers

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