mandarinate (English, noun)
expansion: mandarinate (plural mandarinates)
Senses:
glosses: The status of holding a position as a mandarin.
tags: obsolete
glosses: The collective body of mandarins.
glosses: A political form of rule by mandarins.
glosses: A type of government marked by excessive bureaucracy and Byzantine regulations.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: mandarinates
tags: plural