politburo

pol·it·bu·ro

P0413300 (pŏl′ĭt-byo͝or′ō, pə-lĭt′-)n. pl. pol·it·bu·ros The chief political and executive committee of a Communist party.

[Russian, contraction of Polit(icheskoe) Byuro, political bureau.]

Politburo

(ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊərəʊ) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the executive and policy-making committee of a Communist Party2. (Historical Terms) the supreme policy-making authority in most Communist countries[C20: from Russian: contraction of Politicheskoe Buro political bureau]

Po•lit•bu•ro

(ˈpɒl ɪtˌbyʊər oʊ, ˈpoʊ lɪt-, pəˈlɪt-)

n. the executive committee and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union and in certain other Communist countries. [1925–30; < Russian politbyuró, shortening of politícheskoe byuró political bureau]

Politburo

(contraction of “Politicheskoe Buro”) The Russian name for the supreme executive and policy-making Communist Party committee.

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Noun

politburo - the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Partycommission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle

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noun the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party

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