Mandarinization
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of making something or someone Mandarin. uncountable
- 2 The process of mandarinizing (adapting for government bureaucrats). uncountable
"It may be more than coincidence that following the mandarinization of impoundment, budget deficits have swollen inordinately, and we now find President Reagan and some of his congressional allies thinking about an item veto!"
Example
More examples"It may be more than coincidence that following the mandarinization of impoundment, budget deficits have swollen inordinately, and we now find President Reagan and some of his congressional allies thinking about an item veto!"
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