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Meaning of bureau in English

bureau
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈbjʊə.rəʊ/ us
/ˈbjʊr.oʊ/
plural bureaux uk/ˈbjʊə.rəʊ/ us/ˈbjʊr.oʊ/US usually bureaus

bureau noun [C] (ORGANIZATION)

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an organization or a business that collects or provides information:
Her disappearance was reported to the police department's Missing Persons Bureau.
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a government organization:
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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UK politics: government departments & organizations
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bureau noun [C] (FURNITURE)

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a piece of furniture with a lid that opens to form a writing surface
 
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a chest of drawers
 
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Tables & desks
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bureau | American Dictionary

bureau
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈbjʊər·oʊ/

bureau noun [C] (DEPARTMENT)

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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
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bureau | Business English

bureau
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈbjʊərəʊ/ us
plural bureaus or UK usually bureaux
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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.
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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
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Examples of bureau

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In many developing countries, pollution control regulations are formulated at the national level, but their enforcement is the responsibility of local environmental protection bureaus.
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For example, public servants rather than politicians played a more significant role in shaping the executive agencies, bearing out the bureau-shaping model.
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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.
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Punishments depended on the offence, but she could be warned by the wet-nursing inspection bureau, fined or dismissed.
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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.
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Do these three forces explain the behavior of census bureaus in other nations?
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The bureau's capacity for effective enforcement is also constrained by its limited budget and personnel.
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They are the public interest and the bureau-shaping models.
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None has outlawed faculty participation in speaker's bureaus, or participation in consulting arrangements that are thinly veiled marketing efforts.
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The minister in turn gave instructions to his vice minister, the bureau chief, and the director of the related section.
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He complained that wet-nurses who were turned away from the bureau were hired privately.
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The surgery setting was also more familiar, it was not usually far to travel, and it was less stigmatized than a bureau attendance.
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The bureau was initially financed by the state, but the plan was that the fees would eventually make it self-supporting.
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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.
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In keeping with the bureau-shaping models assertions, senior public servants tended to stay in parent departments, retained policy and strategic roles.
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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…
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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…
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departamento, agencia, negociado federal…
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departamento, seção, agência…
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案内所, 事務所, （米政府機関の）局…
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büro, iş yeri, ofis…
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meja tulis berlaci, almari berlaci, biro…
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das Schreibpult, die Kommode, das Büro…
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قِسْم, مَكتَب, خِزانة ذات أدْراج صُنْدوق…
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psací stůl, prádelník, kancelář…
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meja tulis, lemari laci, biro…
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โต๊ะเขียนหนังสือที่มีลิ้นชัก, ชั้นที่มีลิ้นชัก, สำนักงาน…
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bàn giấy, tủ có ngăn kéo, cục…
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biuro, biurko, komoda…
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