Politburo

or Po·lit·bu·reau

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

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

Origin of Politburo

1
<Russian politbyuró, shortening of politícheskoe byuró political bureau

Words Nearby Politburo

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How to use Politburo in a sentence

  • 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
  1. the executive and policy-making committee of a Communist Party

  2. the supreme policy-making authority in most Communist countries

Origin of Politburo

1
C20: from Russian: contraction of Politicheskoe Buro political bureau

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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.

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