"mandarinate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mandarinates [plural]
Etymology: From French mandarinat, corresponding to mandarin + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people performing it, the concrete charge of it). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|mandarinat}} French mandarinat, {{af|en|mandarin|-ate|id2=rank or office|pos2=forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people performing it, the concrete charge of it}} mandarin + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people performing it, the concrete charge of it) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mandarinate (plural mandarinates)
  1. (obsolete) The status of holding a position as a mandarin. Tags: obsolete Translations (all senses): mandarinat [masculine] (French), mandarinato [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-mandarinate-en-noun-Jtz4yv3C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 35 28 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office): 24 26 19 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 28 24 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 32 27 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 27 23 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 28 24 27 Disambiguation of 'all senses': 49 14 8 29
  2. The collective body of mandarins.
    Sense id: en-mandarinate-en-noun-wxX~0fz8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 35 28 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office): 24 26 19 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 28 24 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 32 27 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 27 23 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 28 24 27
  3. A political form of rule by mandarins.
    Sense id: en-mandarinate-en-noun-iEIoAa6k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 35 28 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office): 24 26 19 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 28 24 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 32 27 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 27 23 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 28 24 27
  4. (figuratively) A type of government marked by excessive bureaucracy and Byzantine regulations. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-mandarinate-en-noun-uOOk52Ha Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 35 28 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office): 24 26 19 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 28 24 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 25 20 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 32 27 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 27 23 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 28 24 27

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