Synonyms of the word

mandarin

• n. (historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire.
• n. A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat.
• n. (often pejorative) A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles.
• n. A mandarin duck.
• n. (informal, Britain) A senior civil servant.
• adj. Pertaining to or reminiscent of mandarins; deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist.
• n. A mandarin orange; a small, sweet citrus fruit.
• n. A mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulata.
• n. An orange colour.

citrus

• n. Any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae.
• n. The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin…
• adj. Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.

elitist

• adj. Of or relating to elitism.
• n. (usually derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.

functionary

• n. A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited…
• n. A paper-pusher, bean counter.

official

• adj. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
• adj. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue…
• adj. Approved by authority; authorized.
• adj. sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
• adj. Discharging an office or function.
• adj. Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
• adj. Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the…
• adj. True, real, beyond doubt.
• n. An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
• n. A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.