bureau

noun

bu·reau ˈbyu̇r-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce bureau (audio)

ˈbyər-

plural bureaus also bureaux ˈbyu̇r-(ˌ)ōz How to pronounce bureau (audio)

ˈbyər-

British : writing desk

especially : one having drawers and a slant top

: a low chest of drawers for use in a bedroom

: a specialized administrative unit

especially : a subdivision of an executive department of a government

the Federal Bureau of Investigation

: a branch of a newspaper, newsmagazine, or wire service in an important news center

the newspaper's Washington bureau

: a usually commercial agency that serves as an intermediary especially for exchanging information or coordinating activities

credit bureau

the local visitor's bureau

Example Sentences

the Federal Bureau of Investigation The book is on top of my bureau.

Recent Examples on the Web The expansion of the Child Tax Credit helped reduce childhood poverty, as measured by the bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure, from 9.7% in 2020 to 5.2% last year.

Mike Schneider, ajc, 13 Sep. 2022 The board does not always follow the bureau's recommendations.

CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 The second is the bureau's next step in its a demand that the seven states in the river basin come up with a way to voluntarily cut up to 25% of their water usage, or the federal government will do it for them.

Ella Nilsen And Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 The suspect attempted to breach the visitor screening facility at around 9 a.m. at the bureau's field office in Cincinnati, the FBI said in a tweet.

Christine Fernando And Quinlan Bentley, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 Said had spent six years on the bureau's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List prior to his arrest in 2020.

Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the bureau's findings Thursday.

Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 28 July 2022 Meanwhile, Wray, a Trump appointee who was then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's personal attorney during the BridgeGate scandal, last appeared before Congress in May to testify regarding the bureau's annual budget.

Charles Creitz, Fox News, 27 July 2022 The report from the bureau's staff recommended that the State Board of Canvassers decline to place the Michiganders for Lending proposal on the ballot for a vote this fall.

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2022 See More

单词	bureau
释义	bureau noun bu·reau ˈbyu̇r-(ˌ)ō ˈbyər- plural bureaus also bureaux ˈbyu̇r-(ˌ)ōz ˈbyər- 1 a British : writing desk especially : one having drawers and a slant top 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 Synonyms agency arm branch department desk division office service See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the Federal Bureau of Investigation The book is on top of my bureau. Recent Examples on the Web The expansion of the Child Tax Credit helped reduce childhood poverty, as measured by the bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure, from 9.7% in 2020 to 5.2% last year. Mike Schneider, ajc, 13 Sep. 2022 The board does not always follow the bureau's recommendations. CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 The second is the bureau's next step in its a demand that the seven states in the river basin come up with a way to voluntarily cut up to 25% of their water usage, or the federal government will do it for them. Ella Nilsen And Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 The suspect attempted to breach the visitor screening facility at around 9 a.m. at the bureau's field office in Cincinnati, the FBI said in a tweet. Christine Fernando And Quinlan Bentley, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 Said had spent six years on the bureau's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List prior to his arrest in 2020. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the bureau's findings Thursday. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 28 July 2022 Meanwhile, Wray, a Trump appointee who was then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's personal attorney during the BridgeGate scandal, last appeared before Congress in May to testify regarding the bureau's annual budget. Charles Creitz, Fox News, 27 July 2022 The report from the bureau's staff recommended that the State Board of Canvassers decline to place the Michiganders for Lending proposal on the ballot for a vote this fall. Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology French, desk, cloth covering for desks, from Old French burel woolen cloth, from Old French bure, from Late Latin burra* shaggy cloth First Known Use 1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing bureau weather bureau weather bureau Kids Definition bureau noun bu·reau ˈbyu̇r-ō 1 : a low chest of drawers for use in a bedroom 2 : a division of a government department the Federal Bureau of Investigation 3 : a business office that provides services a travel bureau bureau noun as in department a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the federal revenue bureau Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance department agency office desk service branch division arm subdivision subdepartment
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bureau

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