bureaus

noun pl. bureaus or bureaux

1. a writing table or desk, with drawers for papers
2. ☆ a chest of drawers, with or without a mirror, as for clothing
3. 1. an agency for collecting and giving information or performing other services: a credit bureau, a travel bureau
   2. a local office of such an agency
4. ☆ a government department, or a subdivision of a government department