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Definitions
The status of holding a position as a mandarin.
Word origin
From French mandarinat, corresponding to mandarin + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people performing it, the concrete charge of it).
Used in a sentence
“He criticized the monarchy and the mandarinate for failing to save the country and to help the people in their hour of greatest need.”
“Far from being a model of democracy, the EU is associated with an arrogant, out-of-touch mandarinate that issues rules and edicts with paternalistic and highhanded disregard for ordinary citizens.”
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