Politburo

or Po·lit·bu·reau

[ pol-it-byoo r-oh, poh-lit-, puh-lit- ]

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

noun

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

Origin of Politburo

< Russian politbyuró, shortening of politícheskoe byuró political bureau

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Examples from the Web for politburo

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|DAILY BEAST
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
As a rule, in recent years the Central Committee has approved Politburo reports and decisions with little, if any, debate.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
He was second only to Balluku in the defense hierarchy and was also a candidate member of the Politburo of the Party organization.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
The real source of all power was the Party, whose all-powerful Politburo was the country's top policymaking body.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
Family connections played a key role in the composition of the Politburo in 1970.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
Composed of eleven members and six candidate members, all Politburo members belong to the Central Committee.
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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

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Word Origin and History for politburo

Politburo

"highest policy-making committee of the U.S.S.R.," 1927, from Russian politbyuro, contracted from politicheskoe byuro "political bureau."

Culture 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.