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Civil Service mandarins (It often seems that true power lies with the Civil Service mandarins, rather than MPs and cabinet ministers. CALD Alexander Demidov) | |||
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mandarin (A person of much importance; esp. a leading government official or politician, a reactionary or secretive bureaucrat. E20. Mail on Sunday Civil servants dropping into private..jobs with salaries..three times what they earned as Whitehall mandarins. SOED Alexander Demidov) |
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