as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal revenue bureau
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Recent Examples of bureau
Bianco, who is running on issues such as public safety and election integrity, oversees a department that polices unincorporated parts of the county with a roughly $1 billion budget, managing 12 patrol stations, five jails and the coroner's bureau.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The bureau said then that was working on a cost estimate and feasibility report to present to Congress following a site assessment with the National Park Service and work by engineers and planners on potential budgets and models.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
The bureau was officially created in 1901 as the first national physical sciences research lab—a bold move, since America had few working scientists within its borders.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
They were identified as American Canyon residents Vivian Bertolino, 65, and Linda Wolters, 62, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s Office, which includes the coroner’s bureau.
—David Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2026
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The bureau said then that was working on a cost estimate and feasibility report to present to Congress following a site assessment with the National Park Service and work by engineers and planners on potential budgets and models.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
The bureau was officially created in 1901 as the first national physical sciences research lab—a bold move, since America had few working scientists within its borders.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
They were identified as American Canyon residents Vivian Bertolino, 65, and Linda Wolters, 62, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s Office, which includes the coroner’s bureau.
—David Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureau
Noun
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The Service’s regional headquarters will vanish, along with most of its research facilities and experimental forests—and also quite likely the sense of mission that has animated the agency for more than a century.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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And the agency will start building a base there over the next few years.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The police department has forwarded an affidavit in support of his arrest to the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office, which will consider whether to file charges against him.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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The department is scrutinizing all contracts signed under his predecessor, Kristi Noem.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Cook, the group’s attorney, is based in the Irvine office of the multinational law firm Brown Rudnick.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The firm also maintains offices in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, and its 48 attorneys focus on real estate, construction, community association and insurance law.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The visiting manager’s office inside Kauffman Stadium has a small desk, a private bathroom and some seriously cool artwork on the walls.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Poe designed the daybeds and the desk.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureau. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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