mandarin

Meaning (English)

a powerful senior official, especially in the permanent bureaucracy

Meaning (मराठी)

वरिष्ठ नोकरशहा, बडा अधिकारी

Used in a sentence

Budget drafting is still dominated by a handful of finance ministry mandarins.

अर्थसंकल्पाचा मसुदा आजही अर्थ खात्यातील मोजक्या वरिष्ठ नोकरशहांच्या हातीच आहे.

Synonyms

bureaucrat, functionary, official

Antonyms

outsider, layperson