Bureau Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of BUREAU

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a

:

a government department or part of a government department in the U.S.

• the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• the Census Bureau

b

:

an office of a newspaper, magazine, etc., that is not the main office but is in an important city

• the newspaper's Washington/Moscow bureau

c

:

an office or organization that provides services or information to the public

• a credit/travel bureau
• the local visitors' bureau

2

a

US

:

a piece of furniture with several drawers in which clothes are kept

:

chest of drawers

• The book is on top of my bureau.