mandarinate
noun
man·da·rin·ate ˈman-d(ə-)rə-ˌnāt 
1
: the office or status of a mandarin
2
: a body of mandarins
3
: rule by mandarins
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The silver currency provided stability, a quality much prized by the mandarinate. 
Edward Chancellor, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2021
Edward Chancellor, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2021 Word History
Etymology
probably from French mandarinat, from mandarin mandarin, from Portuguese mandarim
First Known Use
1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1