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bureau

Classic Business & public life French in English
bureau
bureau

Definition

An office or department; also a writing desk.

From French bureau.

Merriam-Webster records 1698 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

The bureau issued new figures on Monday.

Historical attestation

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