as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal revenue bureau
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Recent Examples of bureau
There, Desroches rose to become a bureau chief in Haiti’s Ministry of Finance.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Patel has denied all allegations of excessive drinking and filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic for its report on his leadership at the bureau.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
In the concurrent restructuring, the health group returned to the business team, while the science bureau merged with the education team.
—Ava Dzurenda, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
With bureaus established in all Australian capital cities, AAP’s domestic news coverage was taken up by regional newspapers and radio stations that could not sustain their own dedicated newsrooms.
—Kevin Patrick, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Patel has denied all allegations of excessive drinking and filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic for its report on his leadership at the bureau.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
In the concurrent restructuring, the health group returned to the business team, while the science bureau merged with the education team.
—Ava Dzurenda, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
With bureaus established in all Australian capital cities, AAP’s domestic news coverage was taken up by regional newspapers and radio stations that could not sustain their own dedicated newsrooms.
—Kevin Patrick, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureau
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The Canadian Radio-television Commission was established in 1968 as a federal agency to oversee broadcasting in Canada and in 1976 had its powers expanded to include telecommunications (and the name changed accordingly to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission [CRTC]).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the years when the president attends the WHCA dinner, the Secret Service takes over the security for the event, though numerous law enforcement agencies had personnel on site Saturday night.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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In Florida, though, those disparities result in differences in who went without a dental visit, a flu shot, a colon cancer screening and who ended up in an avoidable emergency department visit.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Richardson said that since resigning as Oregon State’s GM last fall, Bjornstad has remained unemployed, biding his time developing an app for college athletic departments.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Other states have to confront the unprecedented possibility of revising maps even as voters are casting ballots or the legal process of declaring intent to run for office has concluded.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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That includes the probe into the king’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, over accusations of misconduct in public office in connection with allegations of sharing confidential trade documents with Epstein.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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Carolyn Hax started her Washington Post advice column in 1997, after five years on the Style desk and none as a therapist.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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Kozak said workers slept on floors and desks, with Russian soldiers occupying key areas.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureau. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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