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Bureau

noun/kˈæɹɪbˌɪsi/
Definition
an administrative unit of government
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæɹɪbˌɪsi/
🇬🇧British English
/bjˈʊəɹəʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bjˈʊəɹəʊ/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɪbˌɪsi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan administrative unit of government
“the Central Intelligence Agency”
nounfurniture with drawers for keeping clothes
Word Forms
officialadjectiveof or relating to an office
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Büro
eine Verwaltungseinheit der Regierung
🇪🇸Spanish
oficina
una unidad administrativa de gobierno
🇮🇹Italian
ufficio
un'unità amministrativa di governo
🇵🇹Portuguese
agência
uma unidade administrativa do governo
🇷🇺Russian
бюро
административная единица правительства
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ब्यूरो
सरकार की एक प्रशासनिक इकाई
🇧🇩Bengali
ব্যুরো
সরকারের একটি প্রশাসনিক ইউনিট
🇮🇳Tamil
பணியகம்
அரசாங்கத்தின் ஒரு நிர்வாக அலகு
🇮🇳Telugu
బ్యూరో
ప్రభుత్వం యొక్క పరిపాలనా విభాగం
🇮🇳Marathi
ब्युरो
सरकारचे एक प्रशासकीय एकक
🇮🇳Gujarati
બ્યુરો
સરકારનું એક વહીવટી એકમ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬ್ಯೂರೋ
ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಆಡಳಿತ ಘಟಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബ്യൂറോ
ഗവൺമെൻ്റിൻ്റെ ഒരു അഡ്മിനിസ്ട്രേറ്റീവ് യൂണിറ്റ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਿਊਰੋ
ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕੀ ਇਕਾਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
بیورو
حکومت کی ایک انتظامی اکائی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
政府行政单位
🇯🇵Japanese
政府の行政単位
🇰🇷Korean
정부의 행정 단위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
văn phòng
một đơn vị hành chính của chính phủ
🇹🇭Thai
สำนัก
หน่วยบริหารของรัฐบาล
🇮🇩Indonesian
biro
satuan administratif pemerintahan
🇲🇾Malay
biro
satu unit pentadbiran kerajaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مكتب
وحدة إدارية حكومية
🇮🇷Persian
دفتر
یک واحد اداری دولتی
🇹🇷Turkish
büro
hükümetin idari birimi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מִשׂרָד
יחידה מנהלית של הממשלה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bureau'?
The primary meaning of 'bureau' is 'an administrative unit of government'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bureau' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bureau' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bureau' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bureau' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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