bureaus

Noun

bureau (plural bureaus or bureaux)

1. An administrative unit of government; office.
   • Ashley Johnson is an energy, trade and economics expert at the National Bureau of Asian Research, based in the United States.2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns

   Synonyms:

   bu, bu.

2. An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.
   • a news bureau; a travel bureau; a service bureau; an employment bureau; the Citizens Advice Bureau
3. An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).
   • There was an eerie silence in the dorm [... in] the factory. [...] The lamp glowed in his bureau, warm and reassuring and, through the window, I could see his papers strewn across the desk. [...] I called his name again. A movement from his bureau. [...] I banged on his door until it opened a...2015, Victoria Delderfield, Secret Mother
4. (UK) A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.
5. (Northeastern, US) A chest of drawers for clothes.

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