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Politburo

//ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various politburos, especially that of the Soviet Union or that of the People's Republic of China.
  2. 2
    The senior leadership of the Soviet Union, or that of the People's Republic of China. metonymically
Noun
  1. 1
    The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems. Marxism
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of politburo. alt-of
  3. 3
    the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party wordnet
  4. 4
    A senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization, generally consisting of members who are either appointed by the party in control of the organization, or who attain membership through their personal political affiliations; an inner circle. broadly, derogatory, sometimes

    "They were the people who surrounded Biden who were the true believers: Ricchetti, Donilon, etc. The Politburo would argue that the decisions were always fine and sound and never problematic."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Политбюро́ (Politbjuró, “politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”), a contraction of полити́ческое бюро́ (politíčeskoje bjuró, “political bureau”).

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