Answer: mandarins

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MANDARINSTypes of oranges
MANDARINSOfficials of Chinese Empire.
MANDARINSOranges
MANDARINSPompous elite group
MANDARINSSmall, sweet oranges
MANDARINSPowerful bureaucrats
MANDARINSShades or orange
MANDARINSTangerine-bearing trees
mandarinsThe standard literary and official form of Chinese based on the Beijing dialect, spoken by over 730 million people
mandarins(esp. of clothing) Characteristic or supposedly characteristic of such officials
mandarinsA powerful official or senior bureaucrat, esp. one perceived as reactionary and secretive
mandarinsPorcelain decorated with Chinese figures dressed as mandarins
mandarinsMANDARIN, a citrus fruit
mandarinsAn ornament consisting of a nodding figure in traditional Chinese dress, typically made of porcelain
mandarinsAn official in any of the nine top grades of the former imperial Chinese civil service