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
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Examples of bureau in a Sentence
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
The book is on top of my bureau.
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In his 44 years with CBS, Rather held every post a network reporter could: bureau chief, war correspondent, foreign correspondent, White House correspondent.
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
Steven Erlanger first traveled to East Germany in 1981, and later became bureau chief in Berlin.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
Steven Erlanger first traveled to East Germany in 1981, and later became bureau chief in Berlin.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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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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