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
But there is no such warning for other kinds of citrus, such as mandarins and other oranges.
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Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarin
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Saturday Night Live opened by addressing one of the most concerning stories yet of the second Trump administration: top officials discussing war plans in a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials were talking but did not elaborate.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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More education dollars are funding more bureaucrats.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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While there are some worries that third parties may not be as capable as government bureaucrats, the government isn’t immune from making mistakes either.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tina Peters served as the clerk and recorder of Mesa County – the official responsible for running the county’s elections.—
Mike Davis,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly pointing a BB gun at a clerk during a robbery at a Southington AutoZone.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
19 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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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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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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Earlier this month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to use lie detector tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about operations to the media.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
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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Photos from the capital of Naypyidaw showed multiple buildings used to house civil servants destroyed by the quake, and rescue crews pulling victims from the rubble.—
David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Critics say the move is a power grab by the prime minister against an independent-minded civil servant, and tens of thousands of Israelis have demonstrated in support of Bar, including outside Netanyahu’s residence Friday.—
Ibrahim Hazboun,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Mandarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarin. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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