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The Britannica Dictionary bureau 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• bureau (noun)

bureau /ˈbjɚroʊ/ noun plural bureaus also British bureaux /ˈbjuɚoʊz/ bureau /ˈbjɚroʊ/ noun plural bureaus also British bureaux /ˈbjuɚoʊz/ Britannica Dictionary definition of BUREAU [count] 1 a : a government department or part of a government department in the U.S.

• the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• the Census Bureau

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples b : an office of a newspaper, magazine, etc., that is not the main office but is in an important city

• the newspaper's Washington/Moscow bureau

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples c : an office or organization that provides services or information to the public

• a credit/travel bureau
• the local visitors' bureau

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 a US : a piece of furniture with several drawers in which clothes are kept : chest of drawers

• The book is on top of my bureau.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples b British : writing desk ASK THE EDITOR

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