bureau
noun
bu·reau
ˈbyu̇r-(ˌ)ō 
ˈbyər-
plural bureaus also bureaux
ˈbyu̇r-(ˌ)ōz
ˈbyər-
1
a
b
: a low chest of drawers for use in a bedroom
2
a
: a specialized administrative unit
especially
: a subdivision of an executive department of a government
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
b
: a branch of a newspaper, newsmagazine, or wire service in an important news center
the newspaper's Washington bureau
c
: a usually commercial agency that serves as an intermediary especially for exchanging information or coordinating activities
credit bureau
the local visitor's bureau
Synonyms
Examples of bureau in a Sentence
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
The book is on top of my bureau.
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Critics of the program say that relying on the FBI to internally police against its own constitutional violations is a tactic that has failed in the past, and that the bureau can no longer be trusted not to spy on Americans without cause.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
Wilner was previously Washington bureau chief for The Jerusalem Post.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
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Al Jazeera’s local bureau chief, Walid Al-Omari, said late April 1 that the station had not heard from Israeli authorities.
—Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
After obtaining several leads, officers turned the investigation over to the police department’s investigations bureau.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Victoria Kim, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
More In: Perseverance Mars rover Mars Space NASA William Harwood
Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S. space program full-time since 1984, first as Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press International and now as a consultant for CBS News.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
The bureau manages more than 245 million acres of public lands, mainly in the West.
—Matthew Daly, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Critics of the program say that relying on the FBI to internally police against its own constitutional violations is a tactic that has failed in the past, and that the bureau can no longer be trusted not to spy on Americans without cause.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
Wilner was previously Washington bureau chief for The Jerusalem Post.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Related Articles Bus drivers and other front-line employees will report violations to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office transit bureau.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
Al Jazeera’s local bureau chief, Walid Al-Omari, said late April 1 that the station had not heard from Israeli authorities.
—Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
After obtaining several leads, officers turned the investigation over to the police department’s investigations bureau.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
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bureau
noun
bu·reau
ˈbyu̇(ə)r-ō
plural bureaus also bureaux
-ōz
1
a
: a subdivision of a government department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
b
: a business office providing services for the public
a travel bureau
2
: a low chest of drawers for use in a bedroom
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