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Meaning of mandarinism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A government of mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“It seems to me that it is these very governments of centralized mandarinism that play⟳ at providence, in which they closely resemble⟳ the communists, as indeed all absolutism contains a strong element of communism.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Mandarinization Mandarino mandarinoite mandarinquat Mandarins mandarinship

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