Politburo

or Po·lit·bu·reau

[ pol-it-byoor-oh, poh-lit-, puh-lit- ]

/ ˈpɒl ɪtˌbyʊər oʊ, ˈpoʊ lɪt-, pəˈlɪt- /

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noun

(often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.

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Origin of Politburo

<Russian politbyuró, shortening of politícheskoe byuró political bureau

Words nearby Politburo

polish off, polish the apple, polish up, Polish wheat, polit., Politburo, polite, polit. econ., politely, politesse, Politian

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How to use Politburo in a sentence

After a while, you start to realize that they were just tools used by the leaders and the Politburo.
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The reason that our computers are built with a politburo architecture is that it is efficient at doing very boring tasks.
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Zhou, a staunch supporter of Bo, was rumored to have designated Bo as his successor inside the Politburo Standing Committee.
China’s Corruption Purge: The Fall of Zhou Yongkang|Wenguang Huang, Ho Pin|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These leaders, and others who questioned the Politburo's massive gamble are now in a position to gloat over being right.
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Four of the seven Politburo Standing Committee members, including Xi, are princelings.
China’s Risky Path, From Revolution to War|Cheng Li|January 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Politburo set the general policy guidelines and directives.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
The once-powerful Politburo and its sub-committees became obsolete.
The Ambassador|Samuel Kimball Merwin
Family connections played a key role in the composition of the Politburo in 1970.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
Similar family relationships existed between the other Politburo members.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
The commission's function was to elaborate the Politburo's directives on reforming the school system.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe

British Dictionary definitions for Politburo

Politburo

/ (ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊərəʊ) /

noun

the executive and policy-making committee of a Communist Party

the supreme policy-making authority in most Communist countries

Word Origin for Politburo

C20: from Russian: contraction of Politicheskoe Buro political bureau

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

Cultural definitions for Politburo

politburo

[ (pol-it-byoor-oh, poh-lit-byoor-oh) ]

A commonly used name for those who made the major governmental decisions in the former Soviet Union. A politburo, in general, is the chief committee of a communist party.