mandarinate

American  

[man-der-uh-neyt] / ˈmæn dər əˌneɪt /

noun

1. the status or position of a mandarin.

2. a group of mandarins or mandarins collectively.

3. rule or government by mandarins.

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Etymology

Origin of mandarinate

First recorded in 1720–30; mandarin + -ate ³

Example Sentences

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

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

In the 19th century, with the arrival of the French, the mandarinate split: some scholars resisted the invaders, others collaborated.

From Time Magazine Archive

The aging warrior-leaders of the Standing Committee know they too must create a mandarinate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Newland Archer and Ellen Olenska in The Age of Innocence neither lose nor seek an established position within the social mandarinate of Manhattan as constituted in the seventies of the last century.

From Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920) by Doren, Carl Van