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politbureau

politbureau is the alternative form of politburo.

Meaning of politburo

Noun

politburo (plural politburos)

  1. The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
    Synonyms:
    Political Bureau
  2. (broadly, derogatory, sometimes) A senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization, generally consisting of members who are either appointed by the party in control of the organization, or who attain membership through their personal political affiliations; an inner circle.
    • They were the people who surrounded Biden who were the true believers: Ricchetti, Donilon, etc. The Politburo would argue that the decisions were always fine and sound and never problematic.2025 May 21, Ezra Klein, quoting Jake Tapper, “How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected Trump”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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Forms of politbureau

pluralpolitbureaus
pluralpolitbureaux

Questions about politbureau

What is politbureau the alternative form of?
Politbureau is the alternative form of politburo.

Words near politbureau in the dictionary

  1. politarch
  2. politarchic
  3. politarchs
  4. politard
  5. politards
  6. politbureau
  7. politbureaucratic
  8. politbureaus
  9. politbureaux
  10. politburo
  11. politburocratic

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