Today’s “Word of the Day” is “mandarin“ and it is a noun meaning “civil servant, public servant, government servant, senior bureaucrat, powerful government official”.
Example Sentence: Spare a thought for (remember/think about) Britain’s ministers and mandarins. Making the right call (decision) in the public interest isn’t always easy when they’re endlessly having their ears bent by those with vested interests (personal interest to get a benefit) in their decisions.
This word is present in The Guardian article The real scandal is that the revolving door between government and business is still open and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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