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		sixo on April 14, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Wolfram Physics Project Aside: let's put "worthy of a mandarin" away forever

Octopodes on April 14, 2020 [–]

I've never heard the expression before. Could someone explain its meaning please?

ur-whale on April 14, 2020 | | [–]

>Could someone explain its meaning please?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_(bureaucrat)

Synaesthesia on April 14, 2020 | | [–]

An official or bureaucrat, particularly one that is reactionary and secretive.

Eg. American Power and The New Mandarins. (Book)

I think it’s an important and relevant term.

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