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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

/ ˈʊəəʊ /

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 51Թ Forms

  • ܲbr𲹳 noun plural subbureaus subbureaux
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51Թ 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 < *ū, variant of Late Latin burra wool, fluff ; dzܰé ) + -el noun suffix
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51Թ 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 former deputy head of China's statistics bureau, He Keng, admitted two years ago that the most "extreme estimate" is that there are now enough vacant homes for 3 billion people.

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She said the bureau was also working on new grooming standards and updates to its racial equity plan.

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There could be more challenges ahead, such as allegations of budget mismanagement, which have begun to emerge after Indonesia's anti-graft bureau flagged a "real possibility" of fraud in March.

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He was one of them, a veteran bureau man, and now he was suspected of betraying his oath and his country.

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To be fair, many of these provisions are rarely used - India's crime records bureau tracks around 50 laws, even though 370 carry criminal penalties.

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