Bureau
WordNet
noun
(1) Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
(2) An administrative unit of government
"The Central Intelligence Agency"
"The Census Bureau"
"Office of Management and Budget"
"Tennessee Valley Authority"
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Etymology
French < .
Noun
- office
- desk, usually with a cover and compartments for storing papers etc. located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath
- chest of drawers for clothes
Related terms
- bureaucracy
- bureaucrat
- bureaucratic
- burel
- Federal Bureau of Investigation