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.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 July 2026
Thankfully, a handful of citrus trees, including lemons, limes, and mandarins, can thrive in containers.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
24 May 2026
Are mandarins and oranges good for you?
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
Repeat with the remaining mandarins, adding more cornstarch as needed.
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Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Harvest for mandarins can begin as early as November and last through April.
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Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Oranges, grapefruits, lemons, mandarins, pomelos, and kumquats are among the most nutrient-dense citrus fruits.
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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.
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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.
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Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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
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Rodríguez said numerous public officials died in the disaster, including security personnel, municipal employees and military officers.
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.
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Giving the president more direct control over who serves on those bodies has long been a goal of conservatives, who have objected to unelected bureaucrats wielding too much power with little accountability.
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The Bay Area was handed, unquestionably, the worst slate of group-stage games FIFA’s bureaucrats could manifest — five equivalents of a Tuesday night MACtion football game in a November blizzard.
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These examples echo views presented by analysts that making employees redundant while using more AI may not necessarily offer the best route to business growth.
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Instead of pushing for forced, highly technical retraining, leaders should leverage this systemic knowledge by empowering legacy employees to use agentic AI as a data translation layer.
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This Levantine subculture socialized in French, voiced endearments in Arabic, communicated with functionaries in Turkish.
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More than funding, though, is needed transparency by IDNR functionaries with marina boaters and Winthrop Harbor officials.
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Some date labels are intended to help store clerks with inventory management.
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Police raided two vape shops in Norwalk this week and arrested the clerks at each one after allegedly finding that the shops were illegally selling marijuana products.
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There are fewer opportunities for younger workers to find mentors and soak up knowledge.
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The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation found that workers were installing underground tanks.
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“Mandarins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarins. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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