Plural of bureau
regular plural
The plural of bureau is bureaus or bureaux.
Forms of bureau
| Singular | bureau /ˈbjʊ.ɹəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | bureaus bureaux /ˈbjʊ.ɹəʊz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Bureaus and bureaux in a sentence
- Newt Gingrich gives powerful testimony to the appeal of “the last word in content providership” — speakers’ bureaus.2012 May 5, Henry Alford, “Future TED Talks”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 May 2012
- Fifteen hundred dollars stolen through the extortion exerted through the credit bureaus and the FICO nonsense.2008, Robert Steele, Fico Is a Four Letter Word, →ISBN. From the entry fico
- A remote control switch for the radio transmitter was test-produced by the Kashgar and A-k'o-su bureaus.1960 June 3 [1960 April 6], “Technical Revolution Promoted in Bureaus”, in Weekly Report on Communist China, number 28, Washington, D.C.…. From the entry mechanize
- In a panic to get in under the wire, every Moscow mate who has recently thought of divorce was last week jamming the official bureaus.1935 July 15, “Zags Jammed”, in TIME, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2011. From the entry under the wire
- The presence of expanding local government bureaus and private entrepreneurs in Qinzhou Prefecture provided avenues for employment, thus pulling people into the county towns, and even smaller urban centers.[2021 February 25, Haiying Feng, Victor R. Squires, Jingji Wu, “Ecosystem Services Provisioning, Urban Growth and the Rural–Urban…. From the entry Qinbei
Meaning of bureau
- noun An administrative unit of government; office.
- noun An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.
- noun An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).
Questions about the plural of bureau
- What is the plural of bureau?
- The plural of bureau is bureaus or bureaux.
- Which is correct, bureaus or bureaux?
- Both are used. bureaus is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is bureau countable?
- Bureau is a countable noun.
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