BUREAU | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of bureau in English bureaunoun [ C ] uk /ˈbjʊə.rəʊ/ us /ˈbjʊr.oʊ/ plural bureaux uk/ˈbjʊə.rəʊ/ us/ˈbjʊr.oʊ/US usually bureaus

bureau noun [C] (ORGANIZATION)

Add to word list Add to word list an organization or a business that collects or provides information: Her disappearance was reported to the police department's Missing Persons Bureau. mainly US a government organization: the Federal Bureau of Investigation UK politics: government departments & organizations

• admiralty
• agency
• chancellorship
• cobra
• CPS
• drive-by
• FDA
• foreign affairs committee
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• HMRC
• MI5
• MI6
• ministry
• mod
• monolith
• secretariat
• subtreasury
• the Foreign Office
• the taxman
• the Treasury

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bureau noun [C] (FURNITURE)

UK a piece of furniture with a lid that opens to form a writing surface   De Agostini/DEA / C. POSTEL / Contributor/GettyImages US a chest of drawers   ChrisAt/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Tables & desks

• bedside table
• bench
• benchtop
• bistro set
• breakfast bar
• card table
• console
• desk
• desktop
• drafting table
• dressing table
• drop-leaf table
• high table
• kitchen counter
• leaf
• tabletop
• trestle
• trestle table
• vanity
• washstand

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Furniture for storage (Definition of bureau from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

bureau | American Dictionary

bureaunoun [ C ] us /ˈbjʊər·oʊ/

bureau noun [C] (DEPARTMENT)

Add to word list Add to word list a department of government, or a division that performs a particular job: You’ve got to go to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to renew your driver’s license.

bureau noun [C] (FURNITURE)

a chest of drawers (Definition of bureau from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

bureau | Business English

bureaunoun [ C ] uk /ˈbjʊərəʊ/ us plural bureaus or UK usually bureaux Add to word list Add to word list an organization or a business that collects or provides information: The Citizen's Advice Bureau can advise you about debt problems. She reported the problem to the Better Business Bureau. See also service bureau a government organization or department in some countries: Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau offer a mixed picture of the economy's recovery from the recession. the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (Definition of bureau from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of bureau

bureau In many developing countries, pollution control regulations are formulated at the national level, but their enforcement is the responsibility of local environmental protection bureaus. From the Cambridge English Corpus For example, public servants rather than politicians played a more significant role in shaping the executive agencies, bearing out the bureau-shaping model. From the Cambridge English Corpus In a comparison of real administrative costs and real term expenditure, the data support the bureau-shaping thesis that public servants work to maximise their budgets. From the Cambridge English Corpus Punishments depended on the offence, but she could be warned by the wet-nursing inspection bureau, fined or dismissed. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the area under investigation, the opposition garnered between 63% and 84% of the votes that were cast and valid, according to the ballot bureaus. From the Cambridge English Corpus Do these three forces explain the behavior of census bureaus in other nations? From the Cambridge English Corpus The bureau's capacity for effective enforcement is also constrained by its limited budget and personnel. From the Cambridge English Corpus They are the public interest and the bureau-shaping models. From the Cambridge English Corpus None has outlawed faculty participation in speaker's bureaus, or participation in consulting arrangements that are thinly veiled marketing efforts. From the Cambridge English Corpus The minister in turn gave instructions to his vice minister, the bureau chief, and the director of the related section. From the Cambridge English Corpus He complained that wet-nurses who were turned away from the bureau were hired privately. From the Cambridge English Corpus The surgery setting was also more familiar, it was not usually far to travel, and it was less stigmatized than a bureau attendance. From the Cambridge English Corpus The bureau was initially financed by the state, but the plan was that the fees would eventually make it self-supporting. From the Cambridge English Corpus At no point does the bureau-shaping model acknowledge that a common culture may lead individuals to express preferences which do not reflect simple self-interest. From the Cambridge English Corpus In keeping with the bureau-shaping models assertions, senior public servants tended to stay in parent departments, retained policy and strategic roles. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of bureau These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of bureau? What is the pronunciation of bureaux?

Translations of bureau

in Chinese (Traditional) 機構, （搜集或提供資訊的）辦事處，辦公室，機構, （政府部門的）局，處，科… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 机构, （搜集或提供信息的）办事处，办公室，机构, （政府部门的）局，处，科… See more in Spanish departamento, agencia, negociado federal… See more in Portuguese departamento, seção, agência… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian 案内所, 事務所, （米政府機関の）局… See more büro, iş yeri, ofis… See more bureau, commode… See more calaixera… See more bureau, ladenkast… See more psací stůl, prádelník, kancelář… See more skrivebord, kommode, bureau… See more meja tulis, lemari laci, biro… See more โต๊ะเขียนหนังสือที่มีลิ้นชัก, ชั้นที่มีลิ้นชัก, สำนักงาน… See more bàn giấy, tủ có ngăn kéo, cục… See more biuro, biurko, komoda… See more sekretär, skrivbord, byrå… See more meja tulis berlaci, almari berlaci, biro… See more das Schreibpult, die Kommode, das Büro… See more skrivebord, skatoll, kommode… See more 기관, -국, 옷장… See more бюро, конторка, комод… See more dipartimento, agenzia, agenzia federale… See more Need a translator?

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• chest of drawers
• credit bureau
• service bureau
• marriage bureau
• employment bureau
• bureau de change
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    • bureau (ORGANIZATION)
    • bureau (FURNITURE)
• American   
  • Noun 
    • bureau (DEPARTMENT)
    • bureau (FURNITURE)
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