mandarinate
- Noun. The collective body of officials (mandarins) or persons of rank in historical China.
- Noun. A political form of rule by mandarins.
- Noun. The status of holding a position as a mandarin.
- Noun. (figuratively) A type of government marked by excessive bureaucracy and Byzantine regulations.
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