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
Examples of bureau in a Sentence
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
The book is on top of my bureau.
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While the bureau received an exemption to Trump's hiring freeze and posted job openings this month for temporary workers to conduct survey interviews, more than one-fifth of its leadership positions are vacant, according to a public staff roster released earlier this month.
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Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 23 May 2025
Dan Bongino, deputy director of the FBI, wrote on X that the bureau was aware of the document and investigating its authenticity.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 20, 2006, asked the GBI for assistance after Doris Worrell, 39, was shot and killed inside the couple’s business, the bureau said in the release.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Regional bureaus in the State Department hotly debated what should and should not be included or classified.
—Time, 21 May 2025
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Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 23 May 2025
Dan Bongino, deputy director of the FBI, wrote on X that the bureau was aware of the document and investigating its authenticity.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 20, 2006, asked the GBI for assistance after Doris Worrell, 39, was shot and killed inside the couple’s business, the bureau said in the release.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Regional bureaus in the State Department hotly debated what should and should not be included or classified.
—Time, 21 May 2025
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bureau. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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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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