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Definition of marriage bureau in English: marriage bureaunoun British dated An establishment which arranges introductions between people who want to get married. Example sentencesExamples - In tune with the times, he also launched an online marriage bureau with a list of 10,000 brides and grooms.
- In the middle decades of the twentieth century, the local tennis club (often linked to a church) was the next best thing to a marriage bureau!
- She was running a marriage bureau when she met the father of her son, David.
- For many bachelors, the social scene was a theatre of humiliation and the marriage bureau was a welcome outlet.
- The mobile service is designed to bring the marriage bureau to the doorstep of the customer.
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