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bureau

[ byoor-oh ]

noun

plural bureaus, bureaux
  1. a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top.
  2. a division of a government department or an independent administrative unit.
  3. an office for collecting or distributing news or information, coordinating work, or performing specified services; agency:

    a travel bureau; a news bureau.

  4. Chiefly British. a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.


bureau

/ ˈ²úÂáÊŠÉ™°ùəʊ /

noun

  1. a writing desk with pigeonholes, drawers, etc, against which the writing surface can be closed when not in use
  2. a chest of drawers
  3. an office or agency, esp one providing services for the public
    1. a government department
    2. a branch of a government department
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ü²úb³Ür±ð²¹³Ü noun plural subbureaus subbureaux
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bureau1

1710–20; < French: desk, office, originally a kind of cloth (used to cover desks, etc.), Anglo-French, Old French burel, equivalent to bur- (probably < *²úÅ«°ù²¹, variant of Late Latin burra wool, fluff ; ²ú´Ç³Ü°ù°ùé±ð ) + -el noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bureau1

C17: from French: desk, office, originally: type of cloth used for covering desks and tables, from Old French burel , from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth
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The bureau said it was "disappointed" by the ruling, in a post on X. "Freedom of expression must be protected for all," it added.

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Roughly 60 years later, a national weather bureau was created, and a fish and fisheries commission soon followed.

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Smith, a former talk radio host and newspaper columnist, was asked by Breitbart News Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle about the Poilievre-Trump relationship.

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Reina, who runs the department bureau that oversees training and recruitment, did not respond to a request for comment.

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After Las Vegas was hit with a spat of Telsa attacks, Spencer Evans, FBI special agent in charge of the Las Vegas bureau, issued a warning to would-be political vandals.

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