Definition of bureau Bureau
/bjʊˈɹow/ - [byurow] - bu•reau
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| 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, authority | ||
| administrative body, administrative unit a unit with administrative responsibilities | ||
| executive agency an agency of the executive branch of government | ||
| fda, 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 products | ||
| cdc center for disease control and prevention | ||
| 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 stage | ||
| nonproliferation 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 systems | ||
| bureau 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 States | ||
| national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa | ||
| national climatic data center, ncdc the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data | ||
| national weather service the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps | ||
| technology 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 growth | ||
| national institute of standards and technology nist | ||
| national 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 information | ||
| darpa defense advanced research projects agency | ||
| department 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 competitiveness | ||
| department 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 Community | ||
| phs, united states public health service an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health | ||
| national 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 government | ||
| bja, 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 abuse | ||
| bjs, 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 makers | ||
| immigration 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 States | ||
| united 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 States | ||
| bureau of diplomatic security, ds the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas | ||
| foreign service the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world | ||
| bureau 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 Community | ||
| fws, 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 | ||
| national park service an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the national parks | ||
| financial management service the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting | ||
| office of intelligence support, ois agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy | ||
| comptroller of the currency the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency | ||
| bureau of customs, customs bureau, customs service, uscb the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs | ||
| bureau of engraving and printing the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency | ||
| internal revenue service, irs the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections | ||
| faa, federal aviation agency an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation | ||
| transportation security administration, tsa an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel | ||
| gao, government accounting office, united states government accounting office an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States | ||
| united states navy, us navy, usn, navy the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces | ||
| u. s. coast guard, united states coast guard, us coast guard an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce | ||
| naval air warfare center weapons division nawcwpns | ||
| naval special warfare, nsw the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare | ||
| naval surface warfare center, nswc the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare | ||
| naval underwater warfare center, nuwc the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems | ||
| office of naval intelligence, oni the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy | ||
| marine corps intelligence activity, mcia an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization | ||
| u. s. air force, united states air force, us air force, usaf, air force the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space | ||
| afisr, air force intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance air force isr | ||
| independent agency an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments | ||
| advanced research and development activity arda | ||
| defense logistics agency a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions | ||
| defense reutilization and marketing service drms | ||
| defense technical information center, dtic the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors | ||
| law enforcement agency an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws | ||
| occupational safety and health administration osha | ||
| organ wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard | ||
| patent and trademark office database, patent office the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones | ||
| government printing office, gpo, united states government printing office, us government printing office an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government | ||
| national guard bureau, ngb the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard units | ||
| u. s. army, united states army, us army, usa, army the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare | ||
| army intelligence, ai an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders | ||
| ballistic missile defense organization, bmdo an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality | ||
| defense information systems agency, disa a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff | ||
| national geospatial-intelligence agency, nga a combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security | ||
| casualty care research center, ccrc an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care | ||
| federal housing administration, fha the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages | ||
| bureau - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes | ||
| chest of drawers, chest, dresser | ||
| article 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" | ||
| chiffonier, commode a tall elegant chest of drawers | ||
| drawer a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out | ||
| highboy, tallboy a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs | ||
| lowboy a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bureau (n.)
Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers. - bureau (n.)
The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted. - bureau (n.)
Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief. - bureau (n.)
A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture.
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bureau
A piece of furniture with several horizontal drawers stacke one above each other.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bureau
būr′ō, n. a writing-table or chest of drawers: a room or office where such a table is used: a department for the transacting of public business:—pl. Bureaux (būr′ō), Bureaus (būr′ōz). [Fr. bureau—O. Fr. burel, russet cloth—L. burrus, red.]
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