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
And some juice makers are extending their orange supply with juice from other fruits, such as tangerines and mandarins, which aren’t affected by citrus greening, and even apple and lemon.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
The raids occurred as the harvesting of California oranges, mandarins and lemons was entering a peak period for fresh fruit.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
At a time when only three European cities -- London, Paris, and Naples -- could boast 300,000 inhabitants, Beijing’s imperial quarter alone housed that many people, including many of the mandarins who helped the emperor rule his vast kingdom.
—John Micklethwait, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2014
Enjoy a mini Ketel One espresso martini or a mini mandarin and cream martini for dessert.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
The raids occurred as the harvesting of California oranges, mandarins and lemons was entering a peak period for fresh fruit.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
At a time when only three European cities -- London, Paris, and Naples -- could boast 300,000 inhabitants, Beijing’s imperial quarter alone housed that many people, including many of the mandarins who helped the emperor rule his vast kingdom.
—John Micklethwait, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2014
Enjoy a mini Ketel One espresso martini or a mini mandarin and cream martini for dessert.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarin
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Mexican officials said Roman-Bardales, a Salvadoran national, was arrested in Veracruz as a result of international cooperation efforts.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A Leesburg couple was sentenced to about 13 years in prison Monday after both parents were convicted in what officials ruled was the starvation death of their baby daughter.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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Conservative legal advocates argue that Humphrey’s Executor has allowed unelected bureaucrats to wield executive power without accountability, undermining Article II of the Constitution, which vests executive authority in the president.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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Eventually, some brilliant bureaucrats realized that humans are motivated by competition, and the Florida Python Challenge was born.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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The deed to your property can be retrieved from your respective county clerk’s office.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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She was released from custody on $300,000 bond, according to the Waterbury Judicial District clerk’s office, and is next due in court on March 26.—
Michelle Krupa,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Among workers who have requested raises, over half (57%) only ask for a raise during performance reviews or once per year.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The only recommendation that CDC makes is people who are taking care of those with measles, perhaps health care workers, might consider an additional booster later in life.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Federal judges have also ruled that the administration’s firing of probationary employees did not follow the appropriate procedures for layoffs and that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management lacked the authority to order the firings.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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Modern Health points out that managers are on the front lines of employee well-being, yet most feel unprepared to support their teams.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Unlike the party functionaries picked previously, all three grew up in the labor movement.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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As the German journalist Ronen Steinke argues in his own first-rate biography, Bauer’s greatest achievement was a sprawling trial of some 20 German officers and functionaries at Auschwitz, held in a Frankfurt courtroom in the mid-60s.—
Gary J. Bass,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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As the senior career civil servant overseeing defense, intelligence, and veterans’ programs at the Office of Management and Budget during the first Trump Administration, I was asked to sign off on a hold on military aid to Ukraine, similar to that recently imposed by Trump.—
Mark Sandy,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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Doug O'Donnell, a civil servant who spent several decades at the agency, left the IRS last month amid the disagreement between career staff and political appointees.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Mandarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarin. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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