Meaning Of The Word Mandarin

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What's The Definition Of Mandarin?

mandarin
countable noun: Journalists sometimes use mandarin to refer to someone who has an important job in the Civil Service.

mandarin in American English
designating or of a Chinese style of dress, esp. a narrow, closefitting, stand-up collar parted in the front
in the Chinese empire, a member of any of the nine ranks of high officials, each rank distinguished by a characteristic jeweled button worn on the cap
adjective: of or pertaining to a mandarin or mandarins
noun: a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap

mandarin in British English
noun: (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine senior grades of the bureaucracy, entered by examinations

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