Etymology
Origin of mandarinate
Example Sentences
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Then he noted that Lord O'Donnell presented no evidence: it was just the special pleading of a high priest of the mandarinate.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2015
The aging warrior-leaders of the Standing Committee know they too must create a mandarinate.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the 19th century, with the arrival of the French, the mandarinate split: some scholars resisted the invaders, others collaborated.
From Time Magazine Archive
From this concept, the mandarinate emerged, and down through Viet Nam's history the mandarins provided the administrative core for the nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Was there not, moreover, an open door before his face inviting him to win for himself the honors of a mandarinate?
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by John Lord
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