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Meaning of 'bureau' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bureau [ n.]
- Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.
- The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.
- Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.
- A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture.

Meaning of 'bureau' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bureau [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an administrative unit of government
Example in sentence:
  • Office of Management and Budget;
  • Tennessee Valley Authority;
  • the Census Bureau;
  • the Central Intelligence Agency

Nearby Words:

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