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   bureau

   /ˈbjʊərəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface. British Similar deskwriting deskwriting tableroll-top deskdavenportsecretaireescritoire
   • ▪ a chest of drawers. North American
   • 2. an office or department for transacting particular business: "a news bureau" Similar agencyserviceofficebusinesscompanyfirmorganizationoperationconcern
   • ▪ a government department: "the intelligence bureau" Similar departmentdivisionbranchsection

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French, originally ‘baize’ (used to cover writing desks), from Old French burel, probably from bure ‘dark brown’, based on Greek purros ‘red’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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     BUREAU meaning: 1. an organization or a business that...

   • Znaczenie Bureau, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     bureau definicja: 1. an organization or a business that...

   • Bureau: Russian Translation

     BUREAU translate: бюро , бюро, комод . Learn more in the...

   • Bureau: Korean Translation

     bureau translate: 기관, -국, 옷장. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     CREDIT BUREAU definition: a company that collects financial...

   • Bureau Spanish Translation

     BUREAU translate: departamento, agencia, negociado federal,...

   • Bureau: Catalan Translation

     BUREAU translate: calaixera. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BUREAU translate: bureau, commode, bureau. Learn more in the...

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6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbureau noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definitions of bureau. noun. an administrative unit of government. “the Census Bureau ” synonyms: agency, authority, federal agency, government agency, office. see more. noun. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes. synonyms: chest, chest of drawers, dresser. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈbjuroʊ/ UK. /ˈbjʊərəʊ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA.