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 eau de parfum includes top notes of Madagascar black pepper and Italian mandarin; heart notes of jasmine sambac absolute and rhubarb, and base notes of Indonesian patchouli and skin musk.
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James Manso, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Nest's Holiday Candle is, for me, the winter scent: Its notes of bright pine, juicy pomegranate and mandarin, and spicy cinnamon and cloves combine into what, for me, is the winter scent.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
Firm, round, bulbous flavors that make for easy drinking with white pear and mandarin flavors mid palate and a slightly menthol finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Crisp aromas of lime, gooseberries, kiwi fruit, mandarins and grapefruit.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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James Manso, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Nest's Holiday Candle is, for me, the winter scent: Its notes of bright pine, juicy pomegranate and mandarin, and spicy cinnamon and cloves combine into what, for me, is the winter scent.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
Firm, round, bulbous flavors that make for easy drinking with white pear and mandarin flavors mid palate and a slightly menthol finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Crisp aromas of lime, gooseberries, kiwi fruit, mandarins and grapefruit.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarin
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Ahead of the aerospace company are more ground tests and potential modifications to the vehicle to remedy its propulsion system woes and prepare it for routine spaceflight, NASA officials have said.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Cottage Grove officials are handling the environmental review of the project to assess the potential for environmental impacts.Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
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Einstein spends a year in Prague trying to shake out the problems in his theory of relativity and finds inspiration in the insurance bureaucrat Kafka, who is also finding his literary voice.Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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As the controversial New York bureaucrat and city planner, Fiennes strode and charged across a stage dominated by a map of the city, his body a metaphor for Moses’s ability to plow through forests and hills and villages and neighborhoods.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sam’s Club: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Target: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ULTA: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Victoria's Secret: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walgreens: Varies by store Walmart: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Reach features news clerk Gege Reed at greed@courier-journal.com.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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These images, which show the alleged shooter smiling at a hostel clerk in the Upper West Side of New York, have prompted further scrutiny from conspiracy theorists.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Among these insects, most individuals—the workers—are largely sterile and live just a few months.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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The share of businesses planning to hire more workers increased by 3 points to 18%, the highest in a year.Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Officials said a customer at the McDonald’s recognized Mangione and notified an employee, who then called local police.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Officers in Altoona arrested Mangione on unrelated charges at a McDonald's there after a customer alerted an employee who called police, officials said.Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Think about your last price negotiation—with a car dealer, a potential new hire's salary demands or your least favorite procurement functionary.Danny Ertel, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of operatives and functionaries are wounded.Daniel Estrin, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024
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Completely ignoring the committee's work would be unprecedented, though departments in the past – often driven by career civil servants – have sometimes disagreed with some recommendations.Alexander Tin, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
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One child—civil servant, department level, works in Tianjin.Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Mandarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarin. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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