bureau
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Bureau Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
bureau
A long-standing functional organization, with a supporting staff designed to perform a specific function or activity within a joint force commander’s headquarters. (JP 3-33)
A long-standing functional organization, with a supporting staff designed to perform a specific function or activity within a joint force commander’s headquarters. (JP 3-33)
Bureau Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Bureau
(n.)
The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.
(n.)
Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.
(n.)
Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.
(n.)
A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture.
(n.)
The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.
(n.)
Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.
(n.)
Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.
(n.)
A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture.
| WordNet 2.0 |
bureau
Noun
1. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
(synonym) agency, federal agency, government agency, office, authority
(hypernym) administrative unit, administrative body
(hyponym) Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL
2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
(synonym) chest of drawers, chest, dresser
(hypernym) furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture
(hyponym) chiffonier, commode
(part-meronym) drawer
Noun
1. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
(synonym) agency, federal agency, government agency, office, authority
(hypernym) administrative unit, administrative body
(hyponym) Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL
2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
(synonym) chest of drawers, chest, dresser
(hypernym) furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture
(hyponym) chiffonier, commode
(part-meronym) drawer
| hEnglish - advanced version |
bureau
bureau
\bu"reau\ (&?;), n.; pl. e. bureaus (&?;), f. bureaux (&?;). [f. bureau a writing table, desk, office, of., drugget, with which a writing table was often covered, equiv. to f. bure, and fr. of. buire dark brown, the stuff being named from its color, fr. l. burrus red, fr. gr. &?; flame-colored, prob. fr. &?; fire. see fire, n., and cf. borel, n.]
1. originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.
2. the place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.
3. hence: a department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.
note: on the continent of europe, the highest departments, in most countries, have the name of bureaux; as, the bureau of the minister of foreign affairs. in england and america, the term is confined to inferior and subordinate departments; as, the "pension bureau," a subdepartment of the department of the interior. [obs.] in spanish, bureo denotes a court of justice for the trial of persons belonging to the king's household.
4. a chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture. [u.s.]
bureau
system. see bureaucracy.
bureau
veritas, an institution, in the interest of maritime underwriters, for the survey and rating of vessels all over the world. it was founded in belgium in 1828, removed to paris in 1830, and reëstablished in brussels in 1870.
bureau
n
1. an administrative unit of government; "the central intelligence agency"; "the census bureau"; "office of management and budget"; "tennessee valley authority" [syn: agency, federal agency, government agency, office, authority]
2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: chest of drawers , chest, dresser]
similar words(3)
bureau system
weather bureau
bureau veritas
bureau
\bu"reau\ (&?;), n.; pl. e. bureaus (&?;), f. bureaux (&?;). [f. bureau a writing table, desk, office, of., drugget, with which a writing table was often covered, equiv. to f. bure, and fr. of. buire dark brown, the stuff being named from its color, fr. l. burrus red, fr. gr. &?; flame-colored, prob. fr. &?; fire. see fire, n., and cf. borel, n.]
1. originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.
2. the place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.
3. hence: a department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.
note: on the continent of europe, the highest departments, in most countries, have the name of bureaux; as, the bureau of the minister of foreign affairs. in england and america, the term is confined to inferior and subordinate departments; as, the "pension bureau," a subdepartment of the department of the interior. [obs.] in spanish, bureo denotes a court of justice for the trial of persons belonging to the king's household.
4. a chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture. [u.s.]
bureau
system. see bureaucracy.
bureau
veritas, an institution, in the interest of maritime underwriters, for the survey and rating of vessels all over the world. it was founded in belgium in 1828, removed to paris in 1830, and reëstablished in brussels in 1870.
bureau
n
1. an administrative unit of government; "the central intelligence agency"; "the census bureau"; "office of management and budget"; "tennessee valley authority" [syn: agency, federal agency, government agency, office, authority]
2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: chest of drawers , chest, dresser]
similar words(3)
bureau system
weather bureau
bureau veritas
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bureau
A chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
A chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
bureau
biúró
biúró
| English Phonetics |
Bureau Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Amateur Radio Glossary |
bureau
International Amateur organizations set up to process QSL cards between countries. Provides an inexpensive way to send and receive QSL cards - See URL: Bureaus
International Amateur organizations set up to process QSL cards between countries. Provides an inexpensive way to send and receive QSL cards - See URL: Bureaus
Bureau Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Bureau
Bureau may refer to:
- Office
- Desk
- Chest of drawers
- The Bureau, English New Wave soul group
- Bureau County, Illinois
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