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BNC: 3664 COCA: 3753

bureau

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
bureau /ˈbjɚroʊ/ noun
plural bureaus also British bureaux /ˈbjuɚoʊz/
bureau
/ˈbjɚroʊ/
noun
plural bureaus also British bureaux /ˈbjuɚoʊz/
Learner's definition of BUREAU
[count]
: a government department or part of a government department in the U.S.(美国政府部门的)司,局,处
: an office of a newspaper, magazine, etc., that is not the main office but is in an important city(新闻、杂志等机构的)办事处,联络站,分社
: an office or organization that provides services or information to the public(提供服务或信息的)办事处,机构,社
US : a piece of furniture with several drawers in which clothes are kept : chest of drawers五斗橱;衣柜
British : writing desk
BNC: 3664 COCA: 3753

bureau

noun

bu·​reau ˈbyu̇r-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce bureau (audio)
ˈbyər-
plural bureaus also bureaux ˈbyu̇r-(ˌ)ōz How to pronounce bureau (audio)
ˈbyər-
1
a
British : writing desk
especially : one having drawers and a slant top
b
: a low chest of drawers for use in a bedroom
2
a
: a specialized administrative unit
especially : a subdivision of an executive department of a government
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
b
: a branch of a newspaper, newsmagazine, or wire service in an important news center
the newspaper's Washington bureau
c
: a usually commercial agency that serves as an intermediary especially for exchanging information or coordinating activities
credit bureau
the local visitor's bureau

Example Sentences

the Federal Bureau of Investigation The book is on top of my bureau.
Recent Examples on the Web The expansion of the Child Tax Credit helped reduce childhood poverty, as measured by the bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure, from 9.7% in 2020 to 5.2% last year. Mike Schneider, ajc, 13 Sep. 2022 The board does not always follow the bureau's recommendations. CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 The second is the bureau's next step in its a demand that the seven states in the river basin come up with a way to voluntarily cut up to 25% of their water usage, or the federal government will do it for them. Ella Nilsen And Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 The suspect attempted to breach the visitor screening facility at around 9 a.m. at the bureau's field office in Cincinnati, the FBI said in a tweet. Christine Fernando And Quinlan Bentley, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 Said had spent six years on the bureau's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List prior to his arrest in 2020. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the bureau's findings Thursday. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 28 July 2022 Meanwhile, Wray, a Trump appointee who was then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's personal attorney during the BridgeGate scandal, last appeared before Congress in May to testify regarding the bureau's annual budget. Charles Creitz, Fox News, 27 July 2022 The report from the bureau's staff recommended that the State Board of Canvassers decline to place the Michiganders for Lending proposal on the ballot for a vote this fall. Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, desk, cloth covering for desks, from Old French burel woolen cloth, from Old French *bure, from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of bureau was in 1698
BNC: 3664 COCA: 3753
bureau

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + BUREAU | BUREAU + VERB | BUREAU + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfederal, government (both NAmE) 聯邦/政府辦公署census, citizen's advice, credit, employment, news人口普查局;公民咨詢局;信貸處;職業介紹所;新聞局convention, visitors (both NAmE) 會展局;旅遊觀光局VERB + BUREAUcontact, go to與辦事處聯繫;前往辦事處establish設立辦事處close關閉辦事處BUREAU + VERBhandle sth辦事處處理⋯The bureau handles millions of requests each year.該辦事處每年處理數百萬項請求。BUREAU + NOUNstaff辦事處職員chief辦事處負責人PREPOSITIONat a/the bureau, in a/the bureau在⋯局bureau of⋯局the US Bureau of Prisons美國監獄管理局

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