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bureau
bu·reau B0557300 (byo͝or′ō)n. pl. bu·reaus or bu·reaux (-ōz) 1. A chest of drawers, especially a dresser for holding clothes.2. Chiefly British A writing desk or writing table with drawers.3. a. A government department or a subdivision of a department.b. An office, usually of a large organization, that is responsible for a specific duty: a news bureau.c. A business that offers information of a specified kind: a travel bureau.
[French, cloth cover for desks, desk, office, from Old French burel, woolen cloth, probably from Vulgar Latin *būra, from Late Latin burra, shaggy garment.]bureau (ˈbjʊərəʊ) n, pl -reaus or -reaux (-rəʊz) 1. (Furniture) chiefly Brit a writing desk with pigeonholes, drawers, etc, against which the writing surface can be closed when not in use2. (Furniture) US a chest of drawers3. an office or agency, esp one providing services for the public4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. a government departmentb. a branch of a government department[C17: from French: desk, office, originally: type of cloth used for covering desks and tables, from Old French burel, from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth]bu•reau (ˈbyʊər oʊ)
n., pl. bu•reaus, bu•reaux (ˈbyʊər oʊz) 1. a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top. 2. a division of a government department or an independent administrative unit. 3. an office that collects and distributes information or performs specified services; agency. 4. Chiefly Brit. a writing desk with drawers for papers. [1710–20; < French: desk, office, orig. a kind of cloth] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bureau - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"agency, federal agency, government agency, office, authorityadministrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilitiesexecutive agency - an agency of the executive branch of governmentFDA, Food and Drug Administration - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related productsCDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)Counterterrorist Center, CTC - an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stageNonproliferation Center, NPC - an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systemsBureau of the Census, Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United StatesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA - an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weatherNational Climatic Data Center, NCDC - the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather dataNational Weather Service - the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather mapsTechnology Administration - an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growthNational Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST - an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programsNational Technical Information Service, NTIS - an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related informationDARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11Department of Defense Laboratory System, LABLINK - a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitivenessDepartment of Energy Intelligence, DOEI - an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence CommunityPHS, United States Public Health Service - an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public healthNational Institutes of Health, NIH - an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal governmentBJA, Bureau of Justice Assistance - the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuseBJS, Bureau of Justice Statistics - the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makersImmigration and Naturalization Service, INS - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United StatesUnited States Border Patrol, US Border Patrol - the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United StatesBureau of Diplomatic Security, DS - the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseasForeign Service - the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the worldBureau of Intelligence and Research, INR - an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence CommunityFWS, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service - an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution | | 2. |  bureau - furniture with drawers for keeping clotheschest of drawers, dresser, chestchiffonier, commode - a tall elegant chest of drawersdrawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and outarticle of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"highboy, tallboy - a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legslowboy - a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legsshelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects |
bureaunoun1. agency, company, business, service, concern, firm, operation, organization the foreign employment bureau2. office, department, section, branch, station, unit, division, subdivision the paper's Washington bureau3. desk, writing desk, writing table, secretaire, davenport A simple writing bureau sat in front of the window.Translationsbureau (ˈbjuərəu) – plurals ˈbureaux (-z) ˈbureaus – noun1. a writing-desk with drawers. 有抽屜的辦公桌 有抽屉的办公桌2. (American) a chest of drawers. 衣櫃 衣柜3. an office for collecting and supplying information etc. a travel bureau. 提供或收集訊息的機構 （提供某方面信息的机构）办事处，办公室，社，所，局 - I need to find a place to exchange money (US)
I need to find a bureau de change (UK) → 您能告诉我哪里有外汇兑换处吗？ - Is there a foreign exchange counter here? (US)
Is there a bureau de change here? (UK) → 这儿有外汇兑换处吗？ - When is the foreign exchange counter open? (US)
When is the bureau de change open? (UK) → 外汇兑换处几点开门？
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Related to Bureau: Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Internal RevenueBUREAU. A French word, which literally means a large writing table. It is used figuratively for the place where business is transacted: it has been borrowed by us, and used in nearly the same sense; as, the bureau of the secretary of state. Vide Merl. Repert. h. t. Bureau
BureauAn agency or department, especially of a government. The U.S. Census Bureau is a prominent example.See BU
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Related to bureau: Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Internal RevenueSynonyms for bureaunoun agencySynonyms- agency
- company
- business
- service
- concern
- firm
- operation
- organization
noun officeSynonyms- office
- department
- section
- branch
- station
- unit
- division
- subdivision
noun deskSynonyms- desk
- writing desk
- writing table
- secretaire
- davenport
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