What does bureau mean?
Definitions for bureau
ˈbyʊər oʊ; ˈbyʊər oʊzbu·reau
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Princeton's WordNet
agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authoritynoun
an administrative unit of government
"the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
chest of drawers, chest, bureau, dressernoun
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
Wiktionary
bureaunoun
Office.
bureaunoun
Desk, usually with a cover and compartments for storing papers etc. located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath.
bureaunoun
Chest of drawers for clothes.
Etymology: bureau ‘desk’, earlier ‘coarse cloth (as desk cover), baize’, from Old French burel ‘woolen cloth’, diminutive of *bure (cf. Middle French bure ‘coarse woolen cloth’, French bourre ‘hair, fluff’), from Late Latin burra ‘wool, fluff, shaggy cloth, coarse fabric’; akin to Ancient Greek ‘shabby garment’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bureaunoun
A chest of drawers. It is pronounced as if it were spelt buro.
Etymology: bureau, Fr.
For not the desk with silver nails,
Nor bureau of expence,
Nor standish well japan’d, avails
To writing of good sense. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
bureau
A bureau is a department or subdivision of a larger organization, institution, or government, responsible for managing and organizing a certain area of activity. It can also refer to a chest of drawers or writing desk, typically with a mirror attached.
Webster Dictionary
Bureaunoun
originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers
Bureaunoun
the place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted
Bureaunoun
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
Bureaunoun
a chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bureau
būr′ō, n. a writing-table or chest of drawers: a room or office where such a table is used: a department for the transacting of public business:—pl. Bureaux (būr′ō), Bureaus (būr′ōz). [Fr. bureau—O. Fr. burel, russet cloth—L. burrus, red.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Bureau
a name given to a department of public administration, hence bureaucracy, a name for government by bureaux.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
bureau
A long-standing functional organization, with a supporting staff designed to perform a specific function or activity within a joint force commander
Etymology and Origins
Bureau
French for a writing-desk, from buro, a drugget, with which it was invariably covered.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BUREAU
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau is ranked #28909 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bureau surname appeared 822 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bureau.
83.3% or 685 total occurrences were White.
11.4% or 94 total occurrences were Black.
1.8% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'bureau' in Nouns Frequency: #1950
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bureau in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bureau in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of bureau in a Sentence
Monning said. Compassion Choices, an assisted suicide advocacy group that pushed for the law, recently launched a bilingual campaign, a speaker's bureau and a free hotline for people who want more information. The group also has a confidential consultation program for doctors. The organization is sending out volunteers to saturate the state and get the word out, said Kat West, its national director of policy and programs. But there is a lot of work ahead, it is one thing to pass a law.
Hialeah Police Chief George Fuente:
Immediately upon learning this situation, we initiated an investigation by our Professional Compliance Bureau, along with our Major Crimes Unit, and in conjunction with the State Attorney’s Office had the investigation started, both officers were removed from the uniformed patrol division and were reassigned until they were relieved of duty.
In general, these water shortages are stressing systems. They're stressing communities, in particular, the Colorado River, we are seeing the Bureau of Reclamation begin their calls for for additional actions that will provide or curtail some water allocations.
The mere fact that we have had discussions with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department of Homeland Security, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications should provide evidence of our grave concern regarding this matter.
This is a death investigation and it is being investigated by our homicide bureau.
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Translations for bureau
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- مكتبArabic
- писа́лище, бюро́, канто́раBulgarian
- burevBreton
- kancelář, úřadCzech
- Kommode, Büro, Schreibtisch, SekretärGerman
- oficina, escritorio, cómodaSpanish
- دفترPersian
- työpöytä, kirjoituspöytä, toimisto, lipasto, virastoFinnish
- skrivstovaFaroese
- bureau, secrétaire, chiffonnier, agence, commodeFrench
- לשכה, שולחןHebrew
- दफ़तर, ऑफ़िसHindi
- szekreterHungarian
- բյուրո, գրասենյակ, գրասեղանArmenian
- comò, cassettone, ufficio, scrittoio, scrivaniaItalian
- 事務所, 事務室, オフィスJapanese
- ბიურო, ოფისიGeorgian
- 사무소, 사무실Korean
- канцела́ријаMacedonian
- biroMalay
- skrivanija, uffiċċju, buròMaltese
- sekretær, kommode, skatollNorwegian
- kantoor, bureel, kledingkast, agentschap, kast, bureauDutch
- sekretær, kommode, skatollNorwegian Nynorsk
- byråNorwegian
- biuro, biurka, biura, biurkoPolish
- escrivaninha, birô, cômodas, mesa, cômoda, escritórioPortuguese
- birouRomanian
- пи́сьменный стол, канцеля́рия, комо́д, бюро́, шифонье́р, бю́ро, конто́ра, конто́рка, о́фис, секрете́рRussian
- kanceláriaSlovak
- byråSwedish
- kawanihanTagalog
- şifonyer, büroTurkish
- văn phòng, giúp đỡVietnamese
- 局Chinese
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