politburo

noun

po·​lit·​bu·​ro ˈpä-lət-ˌbyu̇r-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce politburo (audio)
ˈpō-lət-,
pə-ˈlit- How to pronounce politburo (audio)
: the principal policymaking and executive committee of a Communist party

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At the end of the Lebanese Civil War, two more bodies were added: an executive council and a politburo, or central political body. Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024 In his remarks to Russia’s Security Council, a type of modern-day politburo of Putin’s most powerful officials including influential hawks, Putin said that work on amendments on changing the doctrine had been going on for the past year. Reuters, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024 Hamas has four centers of authority—Gaza, the West Bank, the diaspora, and the prisons—and a ruling politburo that makes policy. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024 On July 31st, Iranian authorities announced that Israel had assassinated Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Hamas politburo. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for politburo 

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Russian politbjuró, short for politíčeskoe bjuró "political bureau"

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of politburo was in 1923

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“Politburo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politburo. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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