bureau
Americannoun
plural
bureaus, bureaux-
a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top.
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a division of a government department or an independent administrative unit.
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an office for collecting or distributing news or information, coordinating work, or performing specified services; agency.
a travel bureau; a news bureau.
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Chiefly British. a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.
noun
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a writing desk with pigeonholes, drawers, etc, against which the writing surface can be closed when not in use
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a chest of drawers
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an office or agency, esp one providing services for the public
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a government department
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a branch of a government department
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Other Word Forms
- subbureau noun
Etymology
Origin of bureau
1710–20; < French: desk, office, originally a kind of cloth (used to cover desks, etc.), Anglo-French, Old French burel, equivalent to bur- (probably < *būra, variant of Late Latin burra wool, fluff ; bourrée ) + -el noun suffix
Example Sentences
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For example, Esusu sends its members’ monthly payments to all three credit bureaus and can report up to two years of past on-time payments to help build credit quickly.
From MarketWatch
Or risk being late on payments, have it reported to the credit bureau, and then sell and rent?
From MarketWatch
In total, Beijing’s sports bureau was set to pay Gu and Zhu nearly 100 million yuan, or $14 million over the past three years.
Ray A. Smith is a reporter covering career and workplace issues affecting employees for The Wall Street Journal's careers and leadership bureau in New York.
Like yesterday’s jobs report, the January CPI report will be a bit harder to read than usual due to the bureau recalculating seasonal adjustments to align with price movements throughout the past year.
From Barron's
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