bureau
bureau
Definition
bu·reau (byo̵or′ō)
noun pl. -·reaus or -·reaux-ōz
- a writing table or desk, with drawers for papers
- ☆ a chest of drawers, with or without a mirror, as for clothing
- an agency for collecting and giving information or performing other services a credit bureau, a travel bureau
- a local office of such an agency
- ☆ a government department, or a subdivision of a government department
Etymology: Fr, writing table or desk, office < OFr burel, coarse cloth (as table cover) < VL *bura < LL burra, wool, shaggy garment
bureau
Synonyms
bureau
n.
An office of division
agency, department, authority, board; see committee, department 2, office 3.Chest of drawers
bureau
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- scan: I also built a good relationship with a scanning bureau who could scan drawings up to A0 size onto CD.
Adjective modifier
- citizen's: Contact your local council housing office for a form or citizenâs advice bureau for help with filling the form out.
- criminal: Each month 100 people are falsely accused of having criminal records by Capita who run the criminal records bureau.
- foreign: Tim can easily claim to have worked at more foreign bureaux than anyone else in ITV news.
- near: You should be able to find the details of your nearest bureau in your local telephone book.
- national: Skill is a national bureau for students with disabilities.
Modifies a noun
- bookcase: A Victorian mahogany cylinder bureau bookcase realized a price of £ 1,550 against an estimate of £ 800-£1000.
- chief: On the outbreak of the First World War Swing became bureau chief in Germany for the Chicago Daily News.
- fax: Program the buyer's profits for those total meeting space tourist bureau fax.
- texas: A key outside the auto bureau farm insurance texas senate into action.
- farm: A key outside the auto bureau farm insurance texas senate into action.
Noun used with modifier
- payroll: An agent or payroll bureau can file online on their behalf.
- census: Linking a price the census bureau 's with special health.
- credit-scoring: The information you provide will be subject to a credit search with a credit-scoring bureau.
- louisiana: Company just to louisiana farm bureau in the lease bids back to.
- citizen: Your local citizens advice bureau will give you better, more up to date info than I have.
- volunteer: Your local community center or volunteer bureau will also be able to advise you about projects in your area.
Possessives
- citizen: Failing a reply within 10 working days, contact the citizen's advice bureau or OFT.
Preposition: of
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