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
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
Combining this benefit with their low-calorie content makes mandarins a helpful tool for healthy weight management.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Even the tonic is homemade with mandarins and blood oranges, so stopping in for a refreshing drink is well worth it.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Combining this benefit with their low-calorie content makes mandarins a helpful tool for healthy weight management.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Even the tonic is homemade with mandarins and blood oranges, so stopping in for a refreshing drink is well worth it.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarins
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Several people were being treated at the scene after being knocked to the ground and trampled as those in the crowd ran for cover, CNN affiliate KYW reported, citing officials.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Several trust officials did not immediately respond to email or cellphone messages Friday seeking comment.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 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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Approximately 140 of Crews & Associates' employees are moving their jobs from the downtown office in the River Market District to the new location.—
Jon Walker,
Arkansas Online,
8 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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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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Evil is aided and abetted by the banality of institutions and their functionaries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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When Burnett was a senior at McGavock High School, her boyfriend's father — Metro Council Member Mansfield Douglas III, a close friend of Tennessean editor John Seigenthaler — told her the newsroom was looking for copy clerks.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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These are post offices, clerks of court, libraries, and local government offices.—
Michelle Baran,
AFAR Media,
8 Oct. 2025
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The hub employs thousands of workers, has 300 daily flights and sorts more than 400,000 packages an hour.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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Liebman says Gen Z and young millennial workers are also returning to the city for proximity to opportunity.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Mandarins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarins. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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