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bureau

/ˈbjʊ.ɹoʊ/noun2 syllables

Bureau means: an administrative unit of government.

Synonyms for bureau10

noun, as in an administrative unit of government

agency, federal agency, government agency, office, authority

noun, as in furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

chest of drawers, chest, dresser

also used for bureau

bu, bu.

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What does bureau mean?2

noun

1

an administrative unit of government“the Central Intelligence Agency”

2

furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Bureau in a sentence

  • The weather bureau says it will rain tonight.fishda
  • The college has a placement bureau for students.unknown
  • Let's get some brochures from the travel bureau.CK
  • Nobody can put anything over on the bureau chief.CM
  • She rummaged in a bureau and produced a photograph of a woman.Hybrid
  • The weather bureau stationed personnel on the island.pip
  • I intend to put this matter to the Bureau tonight.Nylez
  • She's with a government bureau, isn't she?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bureau

as a noun

plural
bureaus