Mandarinate

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  • n. The collective body of officials (mandarins) or persons of rank in historical China.
  • n. A political form of rule by mandarins
  • n. The status of holding a position as a mandarin.
  • n. A type of government marked by excessive bureaucracy and Byzantine regulations.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The office or authority of a mandarin.
  • n. The whole body of mandarins; mandarins collectively.
  • n. The jurisdiction or district of a mandarin.
    • Word Usage
    "Even those sympathetic to the mandarinate in Beijing who have competently lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty must shake their heads in wonder."
     
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