Definition of "mandarin" []

• A member of any of the nine ranks of high public officials in the Chinese Empire. (noun)
• A high government official or bureaucrat. (noun)
• A member of an elite group, especially a person having influence or high status in intellectual or cultural circles. (noun)
• The official national standard spoken language of China, which is based on the principal dialect spoken in and around Beijing. Also called Guoyu, Putonghua. (noun)
• A mandarin orange. (noun)

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• "View Comments larry iron man rules and all else drools''.im keeping my fingers crossed that whip-lash is actually a hired assassin, wose working for the even more bad-ass villian the mandarin''.it would be kick-ass if a non seen mandarin, whose voice was heard and dark figure was seen, but nothing else,to add to the suspense, until of course the next sequel''.then all hell will break loose'' mandrin can send out even more recruits such as crimson dynamo, madame masque,and even grey gargoyle, before going up against iron-man himself at the films climatic ending''. future baddies for the franchise?"
• "The mandarin is great, but I understand why they are holding him back for the third film."
• "Lion City mandarin is firmly in charge of coining slogans."