Politburo
or Po·lit·bu·reau
(often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
Origin of Politburo
1Words Nearby Politburo
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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.
Putin’s Hockey Pal Tells All: Slava Fetisov on ‘Red Army,’ Soviet Nostalgia, and What Drives Putin | Marlow Stern | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe reason that our computers are built with a Politburo architecture is that it is efficient at doing very boring tasks.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThese leaders, and others who questioned the Politburo's massive gamble are now in a position to gloat over being right.
Four of the seven Politburo Standing Committee members, including Xi, are princelings.
The Politburo set the general policy guidelines and directives.
Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. KeefeThe once-powerful Politburo and its sub-committees became obsolete.
The Ambassador | Samuel Kimball MerwinFamily connections played a key role in the composition of the Politburo in 1970.
Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. KeefeSimilar family relationships existed between the other Politburo members.
Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. KeefeThe 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
/ (ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊərəʊ) /
the executive and policy-making committee of a Communist Party
the supreme policy-making authority in most Communist countries
Origin of Politburo
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Cultural definitions for 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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