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Bureau
Definitions
- 1 A surname from French.
- 1 An administrative unit of government; office.
"Ashley Johnson is an energy, trade and economics expert at the National Bureau of Asian Research, based in the United States."
- 2 furniture with drawers for keeping clothes wordnet
- 3 An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.
"a news bureau; a travel bureau; a service bureau; an employment bureau; the Citizens Advice Bureau"
- 4 an administrative unit of government wordnet
- 5 An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).
"There was an eerie silence in the dorm [... in] the factory. [...] The lamp glowed in his bureau, warm and reassuring and, through the window, I could see his papers strewn across the desk. [...] I called his name again. A movement from his bureau. [...] I banged on his door until it opened a crack[. ...] He pushed me out onto the staircase. "Get out," he screamed. The door to his bureau slammed in my face."
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- 6 A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers. British
- 7 A chest of drawers for clothes. Northeastern, US
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French bureau, earlier "coarse cloth (as desk cover), baize", from Old French burel (“woolen cloth”), diminutive of *bure (compare Middle French bure (“coarse woolen cloth”), French bourre (“hair, fluff”)), from Late Latin burra (“wool, fluff, shaggy cloth, coarse fabric”); akin to Ancient Greek βερβέριον (berbérion, “shabby garment”). Doublet of burel and borrel, taken from Old French.
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