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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Some of the money was spent on a new office for the internal affairs bureau, a golf cart, cable television subscriptions and travel to conferences.
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The session will be moderated by THR’s Asia bureau chief Patrick Brzeski.
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If approved, a small portion of the extra revenues generated from the tax hike—estimated by PP&R at $456 million over the next five years—would go to address the issue of the bureau's maintenance backlog, about $2 million, according to Oregon Live.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Some of the money was spent on a new office for the internal affairs bureau, a golf cart, cable television subscriptions and travel to conferences.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The session will be moderated by THR’s Asia bureau chief Patrick Brzeski.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
If approved, a small portion of the extra revenues generated from the tax hike—estimated by PP&R at $456 million over the next five years—would go to address the issue of the bureau's maintenance backlog, about $2 million, according to Oregon Live.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bureau. Accessed 28 Oct. 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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